Political tensions growing concern in Bangladesh, says World Bank
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) Political tensions in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government may increase in the future due to differences of opinion among political parties on the timing of the elections, states a World Bank (WB) report. These factors, it said, will weigh heavily on investment growth and disrupt the Bangladeshi economy. The […]
PM Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus attend BIMSTEC dinner in Bangkok
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the visiting Heads of States and Head of Governments on Thursday attending the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. The […]
Yunus may hold bilateral talks with PM Modi at BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) The interim government in Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday hinted about the possibility of the first-ever bilateral talks between the Chief Advisor and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, the media reported. The Chief Advisor’s High Representative on Rohingya and Priority […]
Yunus had no plans to visit India before China: Former diplomat
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Veena Sikri, a former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, on Wednesday stated that reports of Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus desiring to visit India before China are incorrect as he has not expressed any such interest in the recent past. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of […]
B’desh hopes of Yunus-PM Modi meet during BIMSTEC summit
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 2-4. This gives hope for the first-ever in-person meeting between Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the […]
