Bangladesh‘s interim government chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has stirred controversy with his recent remarks during a four-day visit to China. In a widely circulated video on social media, as reported by TOI, Yunus encouraged Beijing to expand its economic presence in Bangladesh. He also highlighted the northeastern states of India, referring to them as “landlocked.”…
Dhaka, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka on Saturday, wrapping up his four-day official tour to China during which he met President Xi Jinping and signed nine agreements with Beijing. Chief Adviser Yunus returns after four-day China visit As he embarked on his return journey, Yunus said in China that it is “important”…
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, that Beijing would consider requests to lower interest rates on Chinese loans to Dhaka, Yunus’ press chief said on Friday. Yunus was in China on his first bilateral state visit since assuming office last year. He has yet…
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is due in China on Wednesday at the start of a four-day visit during which he is expected to seek financial support and sign MoUs to boost his country’s sagging economy amid dwindling support from the US under President Donald Trump. India will keep a close watch if Yunus agrees…
Bangladesh’s chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, will depart Dhaka for a four-day official visit to China, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will embark on a three-nation visit to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname. Defence officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will hold a two-day meeting in Qingdao…
DHAKA: Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 28, underscoring the continued efforts of both nations to deepen their strategic cooperation. The meeting will also mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh-China diplomatic relations, and there is apossibility of signing several bilateral agreements, said a diplomatic source. At the…
Revolutions often end badly. Bangladesh’s autocratic leader, Sheikh Hasina, was overthrown by student-led protests in August. Muhammad Yunus, a microfinance pioneer and Nobel peace laureate who now leads a caretaker government, has restored order. The police are mostly back in their posts, having abandoned them when Sheikh Hasina, who had ordered them to shoot and…