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Persecution is in the Air: The Gloom That is Gripping Minorities in Bangladesh
6 days, 21 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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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

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: Is Yunus facilitating the rise of an Islamist Republic?
3 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Is Yunus facilitating the rise of an Islamist Republic?

India Today  

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, has begun a series of consultations with political parties over the next couple of days to finalise a future roadmap for the beleaguered nation. So, Yunus is doing what Bangladesh’s two military rulers, Generals Ziaur Rahman and Hussein Muhammed Ershad, did in the 1980s following the ouster of the …

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Foreign secy likely to visit Dhaka on Dec 10 for talks
3 weeks ago

Foreign secy likely to visit Dhaka on Dec 10 for talks

Hindustan Times  

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is expected to visit Bangladesh next week for consultations, the first trip to Dhaka by a senior Indian functionary since the interim government of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus came to power in August, people familiar with the matter said. Though both sides are yet to make an official announcement about the visit, Misri is likely to …

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Dhaka, Delhi must manage ties better
3 weeks ago

Dhaka, Delhi must manage ties better

Hindustan Times  

The breaching and ransacking of the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala by a large group of protestors reflects the downward spiral in bilateral relations since the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus came to power in Dhaka in August. There are protests in several states bordering Bangladesh over the persecution of the country’s Hindu minority and the arrest of …

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Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus govt claims Hindu more protected under interim rule, denies deliberate targeting on ISKCON
3 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus govt claims Hindu more protected under interim rule, denies deliberate targeting on ISKCON

Op India  

On Tuesday, 3rd December, a senior Bangladeshi government official claimed that the minority Hindu community was more protected in Bangladesh under the rule of the interim government than they were during the administration of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary of the Muhammad Yunus government, claimed that Indian media …

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Bangladesh: Yet another case of a regime-change operation gone wrong
3 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Yet another case of a regime-change operation gone wrong

Firstpost  

It is a matter of great concern if forces from the West try to bring instability to India’s neighbourhood, looking for an opportunity to strike within India When mass protests erupted against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, they at first seemed to be organic against her 15-year stint as the prime minister. The other big indication came from Prime …

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Hinduphobia in Bangladesh: Why ‘liberals’ fail to see the plight of minorities under Yunus regime
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hinduphobia in Bangladesh: Why ‘liberals’ fail to see the plight of minorities under Yunus regime

Firstpost  

Hindus in Bangladesh need attention now or never. Before they thin down to mere microscopic or invisible minority, something must be done to protect them Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on November 26, …

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Bangladesh to seek Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, says interim govt chief advisor Muhammad Yunus
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh to seek Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, says interim govt chief advisor Muhammad Yunus

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh's interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the new regime will seek the extradition of exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. I have already discussed the issue with chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan," the Nobel laureate, who took charge as the chief advisor of the interim government on August 8, …

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A friend of Clintons, Bangladesh's Yunus faces dilemma as he congratulates Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A friend of Clintons, Bangladesh's Yunus faces dilemma as he congratulates Trump

Firstpost  

As the Democrats and the Joe Biden administration of the United States were deemed by many to have tacit hand in regime change in Bangladesh, interim ruler Mohammed Yunus is bound to be rattled with the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump Republican candidate Donald Trump’s victory has rattled several world leaders. Now that Yunus’ perceived benefactors in the United …

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Hundreds Protest in Dhaka Amid Rising Threats to Hindus in Bangladesh
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds Protest in Dhaka Amid Rising Threats to Hindus in Bangladesh

India Today  

Hundreds of people marched in Dhaka Saturday to demand protection for Hindus and other minorities who say they have suffered violence and threats since the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina. The protesters, who say attacks are continuing, have demanded an action from the interim government, including a law to protect minorities and a minimum share of minority representation in …

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Pressure mounts on Prof Yunus to release human rights activist Shahriar Kabir
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pressure mounts on Prof Yunus to release human rights activist Shahriar Kabir

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: 30 Human rights activists, academicians from across the world wrote a letter to Professor Yunus urging him to release Bangladeshi human rights activist/journalist Shahriar Kabir. "We write as human rights activists and human rights defenders across Europe and beyond to express our deepest concern regarding the arrest of Shahriar Kabir, a reputed freelance journalist in Bangladesh, a documentary …

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Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue 'exaggerated': Yunus
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue 'exaggerated': Yunus

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated” and questioned the manner in which India projected it. He suggested that the attacks were not communal, but a fallout of a political upheaval as there is a perception that most Hindus supported the now-deposed Awami League …

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Sanjaya Baru | Bangladesh’s Yunus can ‘re-earn’ his Peace Prize
4 months ago

Sanjaya Baru | Bangladesh’s Yunus can ‘re-earn’ his Peace Prize

Deccan Chronicle  

Democratic institutions ensure that a nation state renews its legitimacy within civil society. Whatever the future holds for Bangladesh, the representatives of civil society who are now functionaries of the State can play a historic role by revitalising the social and political foundations of Bangladesh that attracted global attention not long ago. One of Mr Yunus’ first statements after he …

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Ramification | Bangladesh: How Muhammad Yunus is wearing a crown of thorns
4 months, 1 week ago

Ramification | Bangladesh: How Muhammad Yunus is wearing a crown of thorns

Firstpost  

An interim government was sworn in on August 8 in Bangladesh after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. So it wasn’t a surprise when the interim government led by Muhammed Yunus included staunch supporters of the BNP and JeI as well as pro-West voices severely critical of India. Therefore, India has been closely watching the situation unfold in Bangladesh while it …

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'It's Concerning': Vivek Ramaswamy Condemns Targeted Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh
4 months, 1 week ago

'It's Concerning': Vivek Ramaswamy Condemns Targeted Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh

News 18  

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has condemned the targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh after the fall of Shiekh Hasina’s regime. “The targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is wrong, it’s concerning, and it’s a cautionary tale for victimhood-laced quota systems. The targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is wrong, it’s concerning, and it’s a cautionary tale for victimhood-laced …

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Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

The Hindu  

Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report. Mr. Yunus, the 84-year-old economist, on Thursday took oath as the interim government's …

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Protecting minorities in the neighbourhood
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Protecting minorities in the neighbourhood

New Indian Express  

August 5 marks the sudden overthrow of the elected Awami League government in Bangladesh. Or should the credit—or blame—go to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, operating out of London and within Bangladesh? Or was it Bangladesh’s Jammat-i-Islami, the radical Islamist organisation with dreaded student wing ‘Chhatra Shibir’, the ones who upturned Hasina’s tottering government? Or, contrarily, if not in addition to the …

Bangladesh
No update on when Sheikh Hasina will leave India: MEA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

No update on when Sheikh Hasina will leave India: MEA

New Indian Express  

The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday informed that it doesn't have any update on when the former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina would leave India. "We do not have any update on her plan," said external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. As Dr Yunus gets ready to bring peace to the streets of Bangladesh and rebuild the country, India said …

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UN ‘concerned’ by harassment of human rights defenders in Bangladesh
1 year, 3 months ago

UN ‘concerned’ by harassment of human rights defenders in Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders. The United Nations rights body has expressed its concerns against the continued harassment and detention of human rights defenders in Bangladesh, including Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus and leaders of prominent rights organisation Odhikar. On Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human …

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