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NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump here on Tuesday where he extended an invitation to the President to visit Bangladesh at his convenience. Prof Yunus joined the event at...

NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said the upcoming February election will usher in a new era for Bangladesh’s democracy as he was called on by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at his hotel here on Tuesday. “The...

NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended a meeting of the public and private sector leaders on social innovation here on Tuesday. The event was being organised by the World Economic Forum on the sidelines of the UN...

NEW YORK : Theirworld’s Annual High-Level Global Education Dinner— held at a hotel during the United Nations General Assembly here in the USA on Monday (local time) — brought together global leaders and changemakers to champion education for all. A...

DHAKA : The government has taken all possible measures for holding the five-day Durga Puja celebrations in a festive manner as Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed law enforcers to ensure its peaceful celebration. The home...

DHAKA : Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has underscored the need for stronger technical cooperation among OIC member states to improve the quality of life, safety, rights and benefits of Bangladeshi workers in...

DHAKA : The National University (NU) will work with the world-renowned City University of New York (CUNY) and City College of New York (CCNY) in the United States on artificial intelligence and big data analytics, climate change, remote sensing...

NEW YORK : Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of an event at the UN headquarters here today. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also called on Prof Yunus as IMF...

NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed his deep condolences to the family of Bangladeshi-origin US police officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a gunman’s attack here in July this year. He also handed over a...

NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said his government is prepared to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful general election in the first half of February in Bangladesh as he had a meeting with United States...