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The government expects the Election Commission (EC) to soon announce the date for holding the next general elections, said National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman at a press briefing on Friday. “We see no problems with the election date. Both the government and BNP have issued a joint statement in this regard,” added Khalilur, also a high representative of the Chief Adviser, at the briefing. The briefing was held to reveal the outcomes of the pivotal meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London earlier in the day. Since the 5…

A high-stake political meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has officially begun in London, amid hopes for a breakthrough in the ongoing political crisis ahead of the general election. The meeting began at The Dorchester hotel on Park Lane around 2pm (Bangladesh time) on Friday, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. Earlier, the BNP leader reached the hotel to attend the meeting with Prof Yunus, who is visiting the UK. Tarique is accompanied by BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and BNP Acting Chairman’s…

The next general election is likely to be held on 12 February next year as Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman reached a consensus during a meeting in London on Friday. The outcome came in a joint statement following a meeting held between the chief adviser and the BNP acting chairman in London on Friday. Khalilur Rahman, the high representative to the chief adviser, read out the joint statement during a press conference held at The Dorchester hotel on Park Lane. “Their meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. Tarique Rahman…

In one of India’s worst aviation tragedies, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, with 241 people feared dead. The London-bound aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and of whom 10 were crew members, 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese. Meanwhile, the authorities confirmed that one passenger miraculously survived and he is identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said the survivor, seated in 11A, is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital. He was seen limping near the…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today received the prestigious ”King Charles III Harmony Award 2025’ from King Charles III. King Charles conferred the Harmony Award on Prof Yunus at a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In a significant recognition of his global contributions, Prof Yunus was nominated by King Charles III for the ‘King Charles III Harmony Award 2025’, honouring his lifelong work to promote peace, sustainability and harmony between people and the environment. In June 2024, King Charles launched a new set of…

King Charles III welcomed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at Buckingham Palace today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today held a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III where the Bangladesh’s reform agendas were discussed. “At 11:20 am today, a one-to-one meeting was held between our Chief Adviser and King Charles III, which was a private one,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a press briefing here about the outcome of the meeting. During the meeting, he said, they discussed the massive transition in Bangladesh. He said the Bangladesh Chief Adviser informed King Charles of the…

King Charles III will formally confer the prestigious ‘Harmony Award 2025’ on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, recognising his lifelong efforts to promote peace, sustainability and harmony between people and the environment. “Tomorrow (June 12) is a very important day,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday, adding that there will be a number of meetings, in addition to the award ceremony. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the recipient of the prestigious award in 2024. British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has already extended her congratulations to…

Chief Adviser Prof Mohammar Yunus has said that the upcoming national election will be the best one in the history of Bangladesh. “We are heading towards holding a real election after 17 years and it is expected to be the best in the history of Bangladesh,” Yunus told a questioner while addressing a programme hosted by the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House in London on Wednesday. Remembering the young generation’s contribution to make the July uprising successful, Yunus, also a Nobel Laureate, said the youth gave their blood not only for the election but also…

Israel has deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and three others, after seizing the Madleen, the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship on which Thunberg was sailing in a crew of 12. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thunberg flew out of Tel Aviv early on Tuesday, bound for Sweden via France, and released her photos on the flight. Upon arriving in Paris’s Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Thunberg told reporters she and her companions had been “kidnapped in international waters”. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler, who was among the journalists interviewing Thunberg at the Paris airport, said, “She clearly looked very tired…

Amid the Eid holidays, political circles and the general public across the country are abuzz with discussions surrounding the upcoming meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, scheduled for this Friday in London. Given the ongoing discussions and tensions over the announcement of an election date and roadmap, the meeting between these two top political figures has taken on significant importance. With a growing rift between the ruling government and the BNP and its allies – particularly after the government announced elections in early April – there was lingering uncertainty over whether…