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‘A farmer can be an entrepreneur with access to credit’
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said credit is a human right as it relates to the livelihood of people.
"You can not establish the right of livelihood without ensuring the right to credit," said the chief adviser.…
Media should play due role in fighting misinfo
Information Adviser Nahid Islam yesterday urged the media to play a key role in fighting misinformation and stated that there is no government pressure on the media.
"The media should present objective news as it is free from…
ICT seeks red notice for Hasina’s arrest
The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal has sought an Interpol red notice for the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Chief Prosecutor Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam's office on Sunday wrote to the Interpol…
Army chief inducted into BMA ‘hall of fame’
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted into the "hall of fame" as the 7th Army Chief at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary of Chattogram yesterday.
He graduated from BMA on December 20, 1985, completing the 13th…
National Adaptation Plan Rizwana seeks UK support
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, yesterday emphasised the need for expanded support from the UK to implement the National Adaptation Plan (NAP).…
COP29 SUMMIT: Prof Yunus leaves for Azerbaijan today
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will be leaving for Baku, Azerbaijan, today to attend the UN's biggest climate conference, COP29, which is seen as a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the ongoing climate crisis.…
3 surprise picks sworn in as advisers
Renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, AkijBashir Group Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, and special assistant to chief adviser Mahfuj Alam were sworn in as advisers to the interim government last night.
The chief adviser also…
6-yr-old killed, body hidden in pond mud
The body of six-year-old Muntaha Akhter Jarin, who went missing on November 3, was recovered from a pond near her home in Bhararifoud village of Sylhet's Kanaighat upazila early yesterday.
Alok Kanti Sharma, assistant superintendent…
Enforced disappearances: Yunus pledges full support to probe body
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today guaranteed his full support to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances and hoped that it could ensure justice for victims of abduction that ocured during the Awami League regime.…
Wildlife hunting, trafficking must stop: Rizwana
Wildlife hunting, capturing, and trafficking must end to protect biodiversity, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
She called for the preservation of all wildlife, including tigers and elephants, and urged that…