Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has been named among TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025.

The meeting will be held at the State Guest House Jamuna at 7.30pm today

Bangladesh has received the BIMSTEC chairmanship for the next two years from Thailand

Calls for regional unity, visible impact

The chief adviser highlighted certain aspects of the July uprising while speaking at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed strong hope that there will be positive progress in resolving the tariff issue through talks with the US government.

He urged the young generation to keep entrepreneurship in mind

"If you imagine, it will happen. If you do not imagine, it will never happen," Yunus said at Peking University (PKU) in Beijing

US President Donald Trump, in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, expressed confidence in advancing bilateral relations between the two nations and promoting regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

Yunus also asked police to ensure safety of minorities

Noting that Nepal and the seven sister states of India have no connectivity via sea, Yunus stressed the need for using Bangladesh seaports for mutual benefit

Professor Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, yesterday instructed his cabinet colleagues to prepare for Bangladesh’s status graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing nation in November 2026, effectively doing away with all speculation.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 14.

Prof Yunus is likely to leave Dhaka on March 26 for China after attending the Independence Day programme

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in an interview with BBC published yesterday said the election would be held between December 2025 and March next year, depending on how quickly the government could institute reforms necessary for free and fair elections.

The interview was not about dissecting Bangladesh’s political culture. It was about sending a message—Bangladesh is breaking free from its past.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday urged the chief adviser to lead the country firmly, uphold neutrality, implement essential reforms, and move swiftly towards national elections.

Now, the youngsters have embarked on a campaign to reach out to the people in preparation for forming a new political party.

A series of unsettling incidents over recent years has cast a long shadow over the fair’s foundational principles.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for reconciliation.