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Bangladesh renews ASEAN entry

Diplomatic Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s aspiration to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), urging Malaysia to actively support the country’s membership ambitions. During a meeting with...

Fakhrul challenges elite-led efforts

Staff Reporter  : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday dismissed the notion that the National Consensus Commission could bring meaningful state reform merely through talks with political parties, warning that genuine...

IMF ups banking sector reform cost to $35b

Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has disclosed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nearly doubled its estimated cost for reforming Bangladesh’s banking sector-from $18 billion to a staggering $35 billion...

Prof Yunus urges unity to resist election sabotage

NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called on all pro‑democracy forces to close ranks against “defeated elements” he said are plotting to disrupt the forthcoming national election. “Unless the pro‑uprising camp stands together to deliver...