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Wars, displacements are shattering lives and economies, says Yunus

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has warned that the world is facing a series of "interconnected crises", and called for young people to lead a new era of civilisation built on soc... Read More


Awami League activists confront BNP's Fakhrul in NY, NCP's Akhter pelted with eggs

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- BNP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders who accompanied Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to the UN General Assembly session in New York have been harassed by Awami League supp... Read More


NCP demands dismissal of all New York consulate staff after attack on Akhter

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) Diaspora Alliance has condemned attacks on political leaders accompanying Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on his official visit to the United Stat... Read More


Yunus urges youth to form 'three zero clubs' to help change the world

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called on young people to form "three zero clubs" in a bid to help change the world. "I speak of a world of 'three zeros': zero net carbon emi... Read More


Maj Gen Kabir Ahmed, Hasina's former military secretary, moved to foreign ministry as ambassador

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Maj Gen Kabir Ahmed, former military secretary to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take up an ambassadorial role. ... Read More


Bangladesh seaports lower cautionary signals as fresh low brews in Bay

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has instructed the seaports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra to lower their cautionary signals, saying there is currently n... Read More


Condition of injured Tongi firefighters 'critical', says Adviser Jahangir

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The condition of four firefighters burnt while tackling a warehouse blaze in Gazipur's Tongi is critical, according to Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He visited... Read More


BNP's Rizvi rebuffs nomination 'green signal' reports as 'conspiracy'

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has dismissed reports suggesting that some party leaders have already received a "green signal" on party nominations, calling the claims baseless a... Read More


Hindu alliance warns 700 Durga Puja sites 'at risk' across Bangladesh, seeks Army deployment

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, an alliance of Hindu community groups, has identified more than 700 Durga Puja pavilions across Bangladesh as "vulnerable" ahead of this ye... Read More


NCP will not get Shapla symbol as it's not on final list, says EC secretary

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed says the National Citizen Party won't be able to use the "Shapla" symbol even if the party is registered as it is not on the lis... Read More