1 day ago · New Delhi: The Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh government called the demolition of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman‘s residence an internal matter and said India’s comment on ...

2 hours ago · Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo. They had also met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is ...

8 hours ago · Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday raised concerns over the US decision to freeze aid to other key projects in Bangladesh, including the life-saving efforts of the icddr.b, one of the world's renowned health research institutes. The concerns came when US Chargé d'affaires to Bangladesh Tracey Jacobson called on Yunus in Dhaka.

Muhammad Yunus[a] (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, businessman, and politician who has been serving as Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. [1] . Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. [2] .

Aug 9, 2024 · Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed Yunus after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country for India on August 5.

Aug 9, 2024 · Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on August 8 as chief adviser of Bangladesh’s 17-member interim government. Soon after, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first...

Aug 8, 2024 · The country that has been witnessing violent clashes over the past few days will see an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus taking oath on Thursday. The 84-year-old will replace Bangladesh’s long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who resigned and fled to India on Monday amid widespread protests.

Sep 12, 2024 · While Hasina’s stay in India remains an irritant, a recent interview by Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus also took India by surprise. The BBC’s Anbarasan Ethirajan examines where...

Aug 5, 2024 · Underlining that the situation in Bangladesh was due to the “absence of democracy”, and cautioning that the turmoil will “spill over” to the neighbouring countries as well, Nobel laureate and Grameen bank founder Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that India’s position on the protests — calling it Bangladesh’s internal matter ...

Oct 8, 2024 · Muhammad Yunus insists India's interest is served by having good ties with Bangladesh; Yunus advocates strengthening SAARC for regional cooperation; Reforms and election preparation are priorities for Yunus's government