Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday the countries should redesign the banking system by following the Grameen Bank model to make credit accessible to farmers, a considerable number of whom are women. “Every country should have a social business banking law,” he said, while appreciating that currently at least 110 universities across the…

Buoyed by their massive rally in the capital on Friday, the BNP is now planning to stage similar showdowns in 10 divisions across the country to demonstrate its strength in resisting any plot to destabilize the country and mount pressure on the government to present a clear election roadmap. Through the rallies, the party’s senior…

Egypt has invited Chief Advisor Prof Muhammad Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit in December next year, which will be held in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt Ambassador in Dhaka Omar Fahmy handed over the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Chief Adviser at his office in Tejgaon on Wednesday. During the meeting, the…

The Council of Advisers of the interim government has been expanded with three new members. They took the oath of office on Sunday evening, UNB reports. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban in the presence of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and senior government officials and dignitaries. The swearing-in-ceremony…

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan asked the forest department no longer to plant eucalyptus and acacia trees. She instructed the department to conserve all tree species, except eucalyptus and acacia, planted along roadsides under a social forestry program. The environment adviser made the directives in a special meeting on Tuesday held at…