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A Saudi educator known for his charity work and instructing prisoners won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday. Mansour al-Mansour received the award at the end of the World Governments Summit in Dubai, an annual event that draws leaders from across the globe. Al-Mansour is also an author and is known for work in his community, including a program that helped ensure people had access to air conditioning maintenance during Saudi Arabia's scorching summer months. The prize is awarded by the Varkey Foundation, whose founder, Sunny Varkey, established the for-profit GEMS Education company that runs dozens of schools in Egypt, Qatar and the UAE. Al-Mansour is the ninth teacher to win the award from the foundation, which first began handing out the prize in 2015. Saudi Arabia bans children from accompanying Hajj pilgrims Past winners have included a Kenyan teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor, a Palestinian primary school teacher who teaches her students about non-violence and a Canadian educator who taught a remote Arctic village of Inuit students. GEMS Education, or Global Education Management Systems, is one of the world's largest private school operators and is believed to be worth billions. Its success has followed that of Dubai, where only private schools offer classes for the children of the foreigners who power its economy. GEMS plans to open a school later this year targeting the children of the ultra-wealthy families now moving to booming, skyscraper-studded Dubai. The Gems School of Research and Innovation in Dubai, which is planned to have a robotics lab, an Olympic-size swimming pool and an elevated football pitch that doubles as a helipad, will charge fees running from $31,000 for students in pre-K and kindergarten to $56,000 for high-school seniors.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will discuss the issues of mutual interest, visa opening, enhancing manpower export; and trade and investment with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he left for Dubai on Wednesday evening to attend the "World Govern-ments Summit 2025." The Chief Adviser left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Dubai at 7:45pm, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB. Briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy, Azad earlier said this will be a brief visit as the Chief Adviser will return home on Friday. Earlier, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mo-hammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum sent an invitation to the Chief Adviser, inviting him to participate in the Summit. Dr Yunus reaffirms commitment to upholding rule of law, welcomes OHCHR report The three-day World Governments Summit convened under the theme 'Shaping Future Governments.' It began on February 11 and brought together governments, international organisations, thought lead-ers and private sector leaders from around the globe to foster international cooperation and identify innovative solutions for future challenges, ultimately inspiring and empowering the next generation of governments. The Summit is seen as a significant platform for Dr Yunus to share his insights on tackling global challeng-es and highlight Bangladesh's stance on key international issues. Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign (MoFA) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam earlier said there is a possibil-ity of bilateral meetings between the Chief Adviser and the heads of state/government of different countries during the visit. Engage with “new Bangladesh”: Dr Yunus to global community He said the two friendly countries, Bangladesh and the UAE, have historically enjoyed good relations. This relationship has gradually consolidated based on economic cooperation and common political in-terests, he said. A large number of Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country are making an important contribution to the economy of Bangladesh by sending remittances, said the Spokesperson. He said bilateral trade in textiles, agricultural products and energy is also growing. Both countries are working together in international platforms such as the UN and the OIC and the UAE government is regularly investing in various important sectors including Bangladesh's infrastructure and health sector.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will discuss the issues of mutual interest, visa opening, enhancing manpower export; and trade and investment with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as he leaves for Dubai this (Wednesday) evening to attend the "World Governments Summit 2025." Briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said this will be a brief visit as the Chief Adviser will return home on Friday.  Earlier, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum sent an invitation to the Chief Adviser, inviting him to participate in the Summit. The three-day World Governments Summit convened under the theme 'Shaping Future Governments.' It began on February 11 and brought together governments, international organisations, thought leaders and private sector leaders from around the globe to foster international cooperation and identify innovative solutions for future challenges, ultimately inspiring and empowering the next generation of governments. The Summit is seen as a significant platform for Dr Yunus to share his insights on tackling global challenges and highlight Bangladesh's stance on key international issues. Dr Yunus urges Oman to reopen visas for Bangladeshi workers Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign (MoFA) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam earlier said there is a possibility of bilateral meetings between the Chief Adviser and the heads of state/government of different countries during the visit. He said the two friendly countries, Bangladesh and the UAE, have historically enjoyed good relations. This relationship has gradually consolidated based on economic cooperation and common political interests, he said. A large number of Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country are making an important contribution to the economy of Bangladesh by sending remittances, said the Spokesperson. He said bilateral trade in textiles, agricultural products and energy is also growing. Both countries are working together in international platforms such as the UN and the OIC and the UAE government is regularly investing in various important sectors including Bangladesh's infrastructure and health sector.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the World Governments Summit 2025 which will be held in Dubai in February. Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, UAE Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum extended the invitation to Dr Yunus during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss city, CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB. CA Dr Yunus begins hectic 2nd day in Davos with 14 meetings lined up The World Governments Summit is scheduled to take place from February 11 to 13 this year. Dr Yunus has also been requested to take three young advisers of the interim government to accompany him during the Summit so that they can share with the global audience how they led the July uprising against fallen Sheikh Hasina. Both sides highlighted the potential of young people in leading the world. "We want to build a new Bangladesh," Dr Yunus said.