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Yunus in meeting with Modi seeks action on Hasina's 'inflammatory remarks'

Dhaka, April 4 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has accused ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina of making "inflammatory remarks" from India and sought her extradition to Bangladesh. In his first bilat... Read More


Yunus says prompt national vote a top priority as Bangladesh pushes ahead with reforms

Dhaka, April 4 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has stressed that the top priority of his interim government was to conduct the national elections at the earliest possible time. Speaking at the 6th BI... Read More


Court sends 3 into jail over female journalist assault charges

Dhaka, April 4 -- A Dhaka court has sent three men to jail pending trial over charges of assaulting and sexually harassing a female journalist in the capital's Rampura neighbourhood. The order was is... Read More


Yunus-Modi meeting shed 'ray of hope' on Bangladesh-India ties, says Fakhrul

Dhaka, April 4 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sees the meeting between the heads of government of Bangladesh and India as a source of comfort and promise for both nations. Speak... Read More


Yunus returns home after BIMSTEC summit

Dhaka, April 4 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has flown back to Dhaka capping off a two-day visit to Thailand, where he attended the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic... Read More


PM Narendra Modi says India not in favour of any political party in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 4 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said New Delhi always attaches the "highest priority" to its ties with Dhaka, and it is not in favour of any specific party in Bangladesh. Ch... Read More


Domestic worker accuses Bangladeshi actress Pori Moni of assault

Dhaka, April 4 -- A domestic worker has filed a police complaint alleging that Bangladeshi film actress Pori Moni assaulted her. On Thursday, a woman named Pinky Akhter arrived at Dhaka's Vatara Poli... Read More


BNP's Mirza Abbas sees first bilateral talks between Modi, Yunus as 'important'

Dhaka, April 4 -- BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas believes Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit was "very im... Read More


Bangladesh takes helm of BIMSTEC for two years

Dhaka, April 4 -- Bangladesh has assumed the chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) for the next two years, reaffirming its commit... Read More


Yunus gifts Modia a throwback photo from 2015 at first bilateral meeting

Dhaka, April 4 -- In his first bilateral meeting with Narendra Modi since taking charge of Bangladesh's interim government, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus presented the Indian prime minister with a phot... Read More