Tag: Muhammad Yunus

Protesters in Dhaka attack stall displaying Taslima Nasrin’s book, Yunus orders probe

February 12, 2025 admin

People walk past a closed stall at Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on February 11, 2025, after chanting protesters were angry over a book by exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin. | Photo Credit: AFP A group of protesters stormed a book stall in Dhaka over the display of books by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin,…

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Awami League won’t be allowed to contest Bangladesh polls: Muhammed Yunus’ key adviser

January 26, 2025 admin

Sheikh Hasina. File. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’s interim government said on Saturday (January 25, 2025). “The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination…

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Muhammad Yunus demands return of stolen billions in Bangladesh

January 15, 2025 admin

Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus stated that funds stolen from Bangladesh belong to its people and will continue working with international partners for justice. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday (January 15, 2025) demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the scale of corruption under the ousted government of…

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Muhammad Yunus asks U.K. to investigate ‘graft scandal’ of British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece

January 12, 2025 admin

British Minister Tulip Siddiq. File photo: PA via AP “Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British Minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as Bangladesh premier,” reports said on Sunday (January 12, 2025.)…

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BNP criticises Chief Adviser Yunus’ suggestion to lower voting age to 17

December 28, 2024 admin

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. | Photo Credit: AP The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday (December 28, 2024) said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ suggestion to set the minimum voting age at 17 would put pressure on the Election Commission and could delay the election process. Mr. Yunus, 84, who was sworn-in…

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Mob justice replaces extrajudicial killings in Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh, stability hangs in balance

December 24, 2024 admin

Abdul Hai Kanu, a 78-year-old veteran freedom fighter from Bangladesh’s Comilla district, could never have imagined that December — a month synonymous with liberation and pride — would become a chapter of horror in his life. On the afternoon of December 22, in his hometown in Chauddagram under Comilla, Abdul Hai Kanu was on his way…

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US NSA Talks With Bangladesh’s Interim PM Amid Rising Minority Violence

December 24, 2024 admin

Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all. Sullivan also thanked Yunus for his leadership of Bangladesh during a challenging period, according to a press release issued by the US…

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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus To Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

December 20, 2024 admin

Cairo: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Thursday he had “agreed to strengthen relations” with Pakistan, a move likely to further test his country’s frosty relations with India. Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation but split in a brutal 1971 war, with Bangladesh then drawing closer to Pakistan’s arch-rival India. But Dhaka’s ties with…

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Bangladesh To Hold Elections In Late 2025 Or Early 2026: Muhammad Yunus

December 16, 2024 admin

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…

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What It Means For Bangladesh To Drop Sheikh Mujibur Rahman From Currency Notes

December 6, 2024 admin

Bangabandhu (friend of Bangladesh) – the name by which Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had been known, seems quite ironic to what’s happening there, since the country identifies him as a nemesis now. Bangladesh is set to erase the image of Rahman, the iconic founding father of the country, from its currency notes. “We aim to release…

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