Muhammad Yunus

December 23, 2024 5:18 PM

Bangladesh requests India to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has formally requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her ousting on August 5 after a student-led movement. The request was made through a "note verbale" to the Indian government, according to Touhid Hossain, the Foreign Affairs Adviser of Bangladesh's Interim government, as reported by local media outlets. Hossain confirmed the submission of the note verbale, seeking the return of the 76-year-old leader. Hasina, who had been in p...

December 9, 2024 8:46 PM

Foreign Secretary Misri meets Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a one-day visit to Dhaka, meeting Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's Interim Government, and addressing India's concerns regarding the safety of minorities. Misri also met with Touhid Hossain, Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor, and Jashim Uddin, the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, during his visit. The discussions focused on maintaining stability and fostering cooperation between the two countries. Misri reiterated India's commi...

December 4, 2024 9:03 PM

“Trying to deepen our relationship with India,” says Bangladesh Press Secy ahead of FS Misri’s visit

Bangladesh is set to host Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri amid heightened tensions between the two nations, with Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, emphasizing the intent to strengthen bilateral ties. Alam expressed optimism about the upcoming discussions between the foreign secretaries of both nations, stating that the talks would focus on mutual interests and help bolster the relationship. He said, "We were looking for...

December 3, 2024 6:19 PM

Muhammad Yunus, student leaders masterminds behind mass killings in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused the interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of being the "mastermind of mass killings" and orchestrating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Addressing an Awami League event in New York virtually, Hasina slammed Yunus for allegedly targeting Hindu temples, including ISKCON sites, and other religious places of the minorities in Bangladesh. "Today, I have been accused of mass killings. In reality, it is Muhammad Yunus w...

November 12, 2024 11:35 AM

Bangladesh: Appointment of new advisers to interim government sparks protests

In Bangladesh, different sections of people including Student Movement Against Discrimination protested across the country on Monday against the appointment of some new advisers of the interim government questioning their role during the previous government. The interim government headed by professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday appointed businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin, filmmaker Mostofa Sarowar Farooki and special assistant to the chief adviser Mahfuz Alam as advisers and reshuffled portfolios ...

September 24, 2024 3:59 PM

Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus faces protest in New York during UNGA meeting

Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, faced protests on Monday as demonstrators gathered outside his hotel in New York, chanting "Go Back”. Yunus is in the US to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The protests were fueled by allegations of systemic attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh. Activists condemned his government, claiming that violence against minorities intensified after he came to power. Yunus was sworn in on August 8, after Sh...

September 18, 2024 5:38 PM

Nepal’s ambassador discusses energy cooperation and LDC graduation with Bangladesh’s chief adviser

Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari gave a courtesy call to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nepal and Bangladesh stressed the need to share experiences and best practices for a smooth, sustainable, and irreversible graduation as both nations are graduating from the LDC category in 2026. On the occasion, Bhandari emphasized energy cooperation as a ‘win-win enterprise’ between Nepal and B...

September 11, 2024 10:30 AM

US to discuss economic support for Bangladesh interim government

U.S. officials will hold talks with Bangladesh's interim government to see how the United States can support the country's economy and development, the U.S. State and Treasury departments said on Tuesday. An interim government led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in last month with the aim of holding elections in the South Asian nation after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina following deadly protests. A State Department statement said Donald Lu, assistant secret...

September 6, 2024 10:42 AM

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina’s fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the "March for Martyrs" carrying the national flag and chanting slogans such as "Blood of the martyrs is our power". The anti-government protests started in July as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas and escalated into a nationwide...

September 16, 2024 3:56 PM

Bangladesh: Interim Govt lifts ban on Jamaat-e- Islami and Islami Chhatrashibir

In Bangladesh, the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. The home ministry issued a notification in this regard. The gazette notification reads, "Since there is no concrete evidence of involvement of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Islami Chhatrashibir in terrorism and violence... and since the Government believes that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and all its affiliates, in...