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Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus said that not only the deaths in the uprising but all other violations of human rights, including alleged enforced disappearances while Ms. Hasina was in power, would be investigated. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Sunday (November 17, 2024) that…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that the interim government will seek the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the fall of her government following a mass protest movement in August. In an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that the interim government will seek the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the fall of her government following a mass protest movement in August. In an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim…
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Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus begged the country’s “patience” to prepare for much-awaited elections in a speech to the nation marking 100 days in power since a student-led revolution. The 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was appointed to lead the government as “chief advisor” on August 9, days after the student-led uprising that…
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The once luxurious palace of Bangladesh’s autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina will become a museum to honour the revolution that ousted her, the leader of the caretaker government said Monday. “The museum should preserve memories of her misrule and the people’s anger when they removed her from power,” Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said as…
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U.S. President Joe Biden met Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the U.N.’s annual summit in New York. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden met Tuesday (September 25, 2024) with Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the U.N.’s annual summit, in a show of support after an…
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Indicating broader political outreach in Bangladesh, High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma and other Indian officials met the General Secretary of the Chief Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). | Photo Credit: BNP media cell In a significant act of political outreach, the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, and his colleagues met Mirza…
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The Hefazat-e-Islam has carried out multiple rallies in Bangladesh including a protest against Narendra Modi’s visit in 2021. | Photo Credit: AFP In the absence of the ‘Begums’ in ruling Bangladesh, Islamists have staked claim to the nation’s polity once again. Just like Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who attempted to placate hardliner outfit…
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh interim government. | Photo Credit: PTI Interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday (September 8, 2024) said that Bangladesh wants to maintain good relations with India while asserting that it should be based on equity and fairness. Mr. Yunus, 84, made the remarks while responding to a question…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus signs a document after taking the oath of office as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Amid concerns of possible unrest during Durga puja, Bangladesh’s interim government on Sunday (September 8, 2024) warned potential troublemakers, pledging tough action against those disrupting…
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