Bangladesh: Anti-graft platform calls for asset disclosure of two Yunus advisors
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) A youth-led anti-graft platform on Thursday called for wealth disclosure of two advisors of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus – Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam – who submitted their resignation on Wednesday. The platform under the banner of ‘Anti-Graft Students and People’ raised the demand at a human chain […]
Bangladesh: Awami League slams Yunus govt’s ‘baseless fictional narratives’
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Monday strongly condemned the “malicious” attempt by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to politically mislead the nation with “baseless fictional narratives” about the Pilkhana massacre. The remarks came after a National Independent Commission formed in December 2024 by the interim government to investigate the killings during […]
Yunus regime’s nervousness shows its growing fear of Awami League’s resurgence in Bangladesh’s politics
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) Awami League’s recent lockdown programme in Dhaka has been a success, with people staying in homes and limited movement of public transport. On the same day, Bangladesh interim government’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus presented his idea of a referendum on the July Charter and general elections in February next year, however, […]
Yunus-led govt in Bangladesh shows no progress, thousands flee abroad
Dhaka, Sep 30 (IANS) Although more than a year has passed since Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus-led interim government presented itself as a progressive alternative, promising reforms, dignity, and international recognition, there has been no progress on the ground, a report cited on Tuesday. It added that neither have reforms been implemented, nor has the law and […]
USCIRF chief meets Yunus as minorities continue to suffer in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 26 (IANS) Stephen Schneck, Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday as minorities in Bangladesh continue to be oppressed massively under the interim government that was installed after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s […]
On sticky wicket for months, Yunus struggles to retain power in Bangladesh
New Delhi: Bangladesh is in for a difficult period ahead, given the current turmoil. In the past two days, the government led by Muhammad Yunus was exposed to several challenges with a major one involving Bangladesh’s consolidated military forces. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Wakar-uz-Zaman’s address to the officers on Wednesday (May 21) […]
Bangladesh: Yunus regime backtracks on providing ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ to Myanmar
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) Bangladesh’s National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of allowing a corridor through Bangladesh for Myanmar, saying the government led by Muhammad Yunus has neither discussed nor intends to discuss such a proposal with any party. “There has been no discussion with anyone regarding giving a corridor […]
British MPs highlight persecution of minorities, fragile situation in Bangladesh
London, May 29 (IANS) Highlighting the continuous persecution of religious minorities and collapsing law and order situation in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, several top British MPs have once again called for early, impartial and inclusive elections in the country. The call was made during a meeting of the ‘Conservative Friends of Bangladesh’ […]
Political tensions growing concern in Bangladesh, says World Bank
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) Political tensions in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government may increase in the future due to differences of opinion among political parties on the timing of the elections, states a World Bank (WB) report. These factors, it said, will weigh heavily on investment growth and disrupt the Bangladeshi economy. The […]
PM Modi, Bangladesh’s Yunus attend BIMSTEC dinner in Bangkok
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the visiting Heads of States and Head of Governments on Thursday attending the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. The […]
