Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus

Can Bangladesh break free from its extractive past?

While civil society is now free, the pervasive spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms presents a grave danger.

Commentary / Please don't resign: An appeal to Prof Yunus

A captain cannot abandon ship, especially when the sea is turbulent

Yunus for a bank dedicated to microcredit

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday proposed the establishment of a dedicated microcredit bank based on the social business model.

Time’s List: Yunus among 100 most influential people

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

CA calls ‘emergency meeting’ to discuss US tariff

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

Bangladesh becomes BIMSTEC chair for 2yrs

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

Yunus urges BIMSTEC to act on Rohingya crisis

Calls for regional unity, visible impact

Polls at the earliest, Yunus's top priority

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

Tariff issue will be resolved through talks

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.

April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025

Yunus urges BIMSTEC to act on Rohingya crisis

Calls for regional unity, visible impact

April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025

Polls at the earliest, Yunus's top priority

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

April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025

Tariff issue will be resolved through talks

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.

April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025

CA urges young people to build themselves as 'three-zero persons'

He urged the young generation to keep entrepreneurship in mind

March 29, 2025
March 29, 2025

Imagine big to change the world, Yunus tells PKU students

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

March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

Trump keen to boost US-Bangladesh relations

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.

March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025

Yunus orders police to ensure women's safety

Yunus also asked police to ensure safety of minorities

March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

We're lucky to have a sea: CA

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

March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

CA confirms scheduled LDC graduation

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.

March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025

Yunus, UN chief to visit Rohingya camp

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.