Newsman, Bangladesh
Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus delivered a powerful keynote speech on Thursday at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum in Bangkok, urging young people to embrace entrepreneurship rather than seek traditional employment.
“You teach young people to become entrepreneurs, not to become job seekers. Today’s young generation is very different—you forget about the previous generation,” the 2006 Noble Peace Laureate said.
State-run channel BTV broadcast his speech live, which the One-man Newsroom monitored. He mentioned that if you give them the freedom to express themselves, they will be full of ideas.
Prof. Yunus said, “I keep mentioning to the young generation that you are the most powerful generation in human history, and you are taking this most powerful generation.”
He also emphasized that young people should focus on creating businesses aligned with the “three-zero” concept—zero carbon emissions, zero waste, and zero wealth concentration.
Bangladesh’s state-run news agency, BSS, published a report on the event titled “CA urges youths to build themselves as three-zero persons.”
“If we want to provide service, we will have to go to a new civilization of three zeros,” he said, stressing the urgency of the matter. A shift in mindset is necessary to build a sustainable future,” Prof. Yunus said. (BSS, April 3, 2025)
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In a historic diplomatic development, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold his first-ever in-person meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. This meeting holds the potential to significantly impact regional matters.
Bangladesh Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya and Priority Issues, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, confirmed, “We requested India to hold this talk (between the leaders of two countries)… there is enough possibility of holding this meeting.” He expressed optimism about the engagement between the two leaders. (BSS, April 2, 2025)
The meeting will address key regional issues such as trade, connectivity, and the Rohingya refugee crisis, with Bangladesh supporting the safe return of 1.2 million Rohingyas currently in the country.
Yunus, who will officially assume the BIMSTEC chairmanship on April 4, is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with other BIMSTEC leaders.
He arrived in Bangkok earlier today to attend the Sixth BIMSTEC Summit, accompanied by a high-level delegation. His Deputy Press Secretary, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, confirmed his arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport around noon. (BSS, April 3, 2025)
Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain emphasized the importance of “tangible and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states,” underlining the necessity of unity for progress, mainly through implementing the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area (FTA).
He also called for creating a conducive atmosphere in Myanmar for the return of the Rohingyas. (BSS, April 3, 2025)
As the BIMSTEC Summit progresses from April 2 to 4, all eyes are on Professor Yunus’s leadership in advancing economic and diplomatic cooperation among the seven member nations.
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