Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus

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.

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

He urged the young generation to keep entrepreneurship in mind

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

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 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.

March 9, 2025
March 9, 2025

CA likely to visit China, Japan soon to deepen ties

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

March 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

Polls between December and next March

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.

March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025

Yunus keeps the flickering flame of hope alive

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

February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025

Be neutral, carry out reforms, hold polls quickly

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.

February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025

Can we bridge the generational gap and reform our democracy?

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

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Ekushey Boi Mela: At the crossroads of freedom and censorship

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

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Yunus calls for reconciliation

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for reconciliation.