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Student-advisers in interim government of Bangladesh gaining higher profile

India’s “strong protest” in response to the now deleted Facebook post carrying an enlarged map of Bangladesh that included neighbouring Indian territories, has drawn attention to the student-advisers of the interim government of Bangladesh. At a Clinton Global Initiative event in New York, Prof. Yunus introduced Mr. Alam saying, “He is known to be the brain behind the whole revolution.” …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

MEA ticks off Yunus government for aide’s remarks

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that 2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities were reported from Bangladesh this year up to December 8. “The Government of India has expressed its concerns about such incidents, including the demolition of the Jagannath Temple in Bangladesh, the attack on a Puja mandap in Tantibazar, Dhaka, and …

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Settle issues of 1971 war: Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus to Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

India Today

Bangladesh's interim leader, Professor Muhammad Yunus, met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Egypt's Cairo and said he had "agreed to strengthen relations" with Islamabad. According to a statement from the office of the Chief Adviser, Professor Yunus emphasised the importance of resolving the longstanding issues stemming from Dhaka's 1971 bloody separation from Islamabad. In response, Prime Minister Sharif expressed …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Should India worry? Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM

India TV News

On Thursday, Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that he agreed to strengthen relations with Pakistan. In a statement, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said that he had a warm and cordial exchange with the Bangladeshi leader. Moreover, on the occasion of its 54th Victory Day, Yunus in his speech made no mention of founding leader Mujibur Rahman while calling deposed …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

The Hindu

Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. Adani Group has called the U.S. allegations “baseless.” Tax Exemptions Adani Power’s Godda plant runs off imported coal and was built to serve Bangladesh. …

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'Sanction those behind heinous acts against minorities in Bangladesh': US lawmakers over attacks on Hindus

India TV News

Washington: Expressing a sense of urgency on the escalating crisis of human rights violations in Bangladesh, an influential American Congressman called on the US Departments of Treasury and State on Wednesday to impose and enforce sanctions on those perpetrating these heinous acts against minorities in the South Asian country. "I call on the Departments of Treasury and State to impose …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse

India Today

It is hard to be optimistic about the future of India-Bangladesh relations. India now harbours former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who the new leader of Bangladesh, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, says must be extradited to Dhaka. The problem, from Yunus’ perspective, is that New Delhi perceives “everybody is Islamist.and will make this country into Afghanistan.” India should also worry about …

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5 days, 7 hours ago

Persecution is in the Air: The Gloom That is Gripping Minorities in Bangladesh

The Quint

Today, persecution is in the Bangladeshi air. Under the Awami League regime, the political hegemony built against the 1971 genocide meant that such a thought remained impermissible in the social realm. Moreover, the question of persecution has now shifted from the political realm to the social. A general attitude of persecution, which could lead either to expulsion or destruction of …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

Firstpost

It is safer for Muhammed Yunus to spend a few thousand crores printing new notes rather than annoying his ‘student’ backers The US still has not said that the “face” of the next new $20 bill will change, almost a decade after pressure started building about removing President Andrew Jackson because he was allegedly racist. Be that as it may, …

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6 days, 3 hours ago

Bangladesh: Adviser to Muhammad Yunus threatens to 'annex' India on Vijay Diwas, later deletes Facebook post

Op India

Mahfuz Alam, who serves as an ‘adviser’ to the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh, has threatened to capture India on the occasion of Vijay Diwas. He alleged that #India maintains a "contain" and "ghettoize"… pic.twitter.com/nkvDVzRDRQ — Bangladesh Watch December 17, 2024 “India has adopted a contain and ghettoize programme…To ensure true independence from India, we had to carry out …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

‘Chinmoy Das is targeted by Yunus govt because he was vocal for Hindu rights’: Lawyer Rabindra Ghosh says he would represent former ISKCON monk in court despite threats

Op India

On Monday, senior Bangladeshi lawyer Rabindra Ghosh said that he has been receiving death threats from Islamists after he decided to represent jailed ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested over ‘sedition’ and other charges last month. In a telephone interview with news agency PTI, advocate Rabindra Ghosh said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh is targeting Chinmoy …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post, with no mention of Bangladesh, rattles Yunus govt

Firstpost

Bangladesh has been reacting to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Vijay Diwas post with a leader of Muhammad Yunus-led interim government calling India ‘just an ally’ in the 1971 liberation war Political leaders in Bangladesh, including those from Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, reacted strongly to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message on Vijay Diwas or victory day, claiming that the …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

Bangladesh and the Islamist treachery: 53 years on, India, Bangladesh’s liberator, is seen as an enemy, while genocidal Pakistan a ‘friend’

Op India

On the 16th of December 1971, the struggle of the Bengali people and the unforgettable valour of the Indian Army broke the shackles of Pakistani Islamist suppression and East Pakistan’s transformation into Bangladesh became inevitable. One question the ‘apolitical’ people, especially Indians ask is why despite helping Bangladesh in attaining freedom and lending continued support, the Bangladeshi Muslims hate Hindu-majority …

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1 week ago

Bangladesh Bijoy Dibosh: Hasina slams Yunus as ‘fascist’ favouring anti-Liberation communal forces

Firstpost

On the eve of Bangladesh’s Bijoy Dibosh, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched another blistering attack on the the interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of leading an ‘undemocratic group’ that has no responsibility towards the people of the country Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina once again went all guns blazing at country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, dubbed him …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Deccan Chronicle

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to …

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'Elections possible between…': Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus on Victory Day

Hindustan Times

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, on Monday said the next general elections could be held at some point between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026. "In view of the electoral processes and recommendations of the Electoral Reforms Commission, and if we add in the expected level of reform based on the …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

The Hindu

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Yunus — appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

India Today

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after the August violence, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to set …

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Bangladesh elections likely to be held in late 2025 or early 2026 as pressure for reforms grows

Live Mint

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus today said that the country's general elections would likely be held late next year or in early 2026, according to an AFP report. Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus, took charge as head of the caretaker government installed after an August 2024 student-led revolution pushed out the Sheikh Hasina regime. Tentative Election Dates “Election dates could …

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Bangladesh: Yunus says election likely in late 2025 or early 2026

Firstpost

Muhammad Yunus announced on Monday that the next Bangladesh election can be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and first half of 2026 Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus on Monday announced that the national election will be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and first half of 2026. In a televised address to …

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Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

Al Jazeera

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus says implementing full list of electoral reforms could delay elections by a few months. General elections in Bangladesh will be held in late 2025 or early 2026, the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after a popular revolution in August, announced. Pressure has been growing on Yunus, appointed the country’s “chief …

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Bangladesh’s ex-PM launches attack on interim govt, calls Yunus a ‘fascist’

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s former premier Sheikh Hasina on Sunday launched another attack on interim government head Muhammad Yunus, describing him as a “fascist” leading an undemocratic group that has “no responsibility towards the people”. In a statement on the eve of “Bijoy Dibos” or Victory Day, observed on December 16 to commemorate the defeat of Pakistani forces in Banglades’s liberation …

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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

ABP News

Dhaka, Dec 15 : An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh said in a provisional report that it has found ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s involvement in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. “The commission has found evidence of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s involvement as the instructor in the incidents of enforced disappearance,” the press wing of the …

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Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7 The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced …

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Student-advisers in interim government of Bangladesh gaining higher profile

MEA ticks off Yunus government for aide’s remarks

Settle issues of 1971 war: Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus to Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

Should India worry? Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

'Sanction those behind heinous acts against minorities in Bangladesh': US lawmakers over attacks on Hindus

Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse

Persecution is in the Air: The Gloom That is Gripping Minorities in Bangladesh

Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

Bangladesh: Adviser to Muhammad Yunus threatens to 'annex' India on Vijay Diwas, later deletes Facebook post

‘Chinmoy Das is targeted by Yunus govt because he was vocal for Hindu rights’: Lawyer Rabindra Ghosh says he would represent former ISKCON monk in court despite threats

PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post, with no mention of Bangladesh, rattles Yunus govt

Bangladesh and the Islamist treachery: 53 years on, India, Bangladesh’s liberator, is seen as an enemy, while genocidal Pakistan a ‘friend’

Bangladesh Bijoy Dibosh: Hasina slams Yunus as ‘fascist’ favouring anti-Liberation communal forces

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

'Elections possible between…': Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus on Victory Day

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh elections likely to be held in late 2025 or early 2026 as pressure for reforms grows

Bangladesh: Yunus says election likely in late 2025 or early 2026

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

Bangladesh’s ex-PM launches attack on interim govt, calls Yunus a ‘fascist’

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances