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Chief advisor calls for establishing weapons-free zones in South Asia and Middle East

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Desk Report: Chief advisor calls for establishing weapons-free zones in South Asia and Middle East Principal Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has strongly demanded the revival of global arms control treaties that have weakened over time. He called for the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones, especially in the Middle East and South Asia. He said this in his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday morning local time in New York. The Principal Advisor also said, “At the same time, we support the right of…

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TIB’s claim about number of chief advisor’s entourage ‘baseless’: Press Secretary

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Desk Report: The Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, said that Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) recent claim about the number of entourage of Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly is ‘based on incorrect information and taken from unverified social media posts’. In a status posted on his verified Facebook page on Friday, the Press Secretary mentioned, ‘The current delegation of the Chief Advisor is significantly smaller than the previous Hasina era and is much more focused, hardworking and result-oriented.’ Shafiqul…

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Women’s empowerment one of the government’s top priorities: Chief Advisor to the UN

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Desk Report: Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said, one of the top priorities of the interim government is women’s empowerment. This government’s efforts continue to ensure women’s safety, dignity and equal opportunities. He said this in his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (September 26) night. In his speech, the Chief Advisor said, ‘One of our top priorities is women’s empowerment. In the words of our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam – “Whatever great creations in the world are eternally beneficial, half…

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Bangladesh will never return to the path of dictatorship: Dr. Yunus

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Desk Report: The chief advisor to the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has said that Bangladesh will never return to the path of dictatorship. The country’s democracy will never be threatened again. He said this in his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday night. Dr. Yunus said that the country’s democracy and reform activities will move forward sustainably on the basis of a consensus formed regardless of party affiliation. No force can hinder the process of rebuilding a just state structure achieved…

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Preparing to hold national elections in February: Chief Advisor to the UN

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Desk Report: Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus said that his government is preparing to hold national elections in February next year. At the same time, it is continuing citizen-friendly reform activities to ensure transparency, accountability and the rule of law. He said these things in his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday morning local time in New York. The Principal Advisor addressed the session in Bengali. Professor Yunus said, “We are preparing to hold national elections in February next year and are continuously…

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Chief Advisor to address UN General Assembly today

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Desk Report: Chief Advisor to address UN General Assembly today Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. The session is scheduled to begin at 9 am local time in New York. The Principal Advisor will be the 10th speaker of the day. In his speech, the Principal Advisor is expected to highlight the reform activities undertaken by the interim government, the aspiration for a mass uprising in July 2024, the pledge to hold free and fair elections in February…

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There is a problem with India because they did not like what the students did: Dr. Yunus

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Desk Report: India did not like the fact that the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown by a student-led uprising in Bangladesh. Due to this, relations with the neighboring country are not going well, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. Professor Yunus said this while speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Wednesday local time. In his speech, the chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, emphasized the importance of regional economic cooperation. In this context,…

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Chief Advisor arrives in New York

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Desk Report: Chief Advisor arrives in New York Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, has arrived in New York, USA, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. A commercial flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the chief advisor and his entourage landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 3 pm local time on Monday. This year, the chief advisor’s entourage includes six political leaders. Among them are BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP Acting Chairman’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Humayun Kabir,…

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Political leaders at the airport to attend the UN General Assembly

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Desk Report: Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to New York, USA to attend the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations. Leaders of various political parties are accompanying him on this visit. The Chief Advisor has six representatives from BNP, Jamaat and NCP as his entourage. Five of them are going to the United States on the same flight. They are already staying at the VVIP lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the Chief Advisor’s press wing said. He is scheduled to leave Dhaka with his entourage on…

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Chief advisor, accompanied by four politicians, leaves for New York tonight

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Desk Report: Chief advisor, accompanied by four politicians, leaves for New York tonight The chief advisor to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, will leave Dhaka for New York, the United States, on Sunday night to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The chief advisor will be accompanied by four political leaders on the trip. They are BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, National Citizens Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s foreign affairs…

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