Muhammad Yunus
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Bangladesh Army chief calls for early elections, says 'country's independence at risk': Report
World | Feb 27, 2025, 12:33 PM ISTBangladesh's local media reports that the army chief cautioned the country that the gains from the student-led uprising that led to the ouster of the previous government headed by Sheikh Hasina may be at risk if the country remains engaged in political conflict.
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Muhammad Yunus invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh for Starlink satellite service launch
World | Feb 23, 2025, 05:15 PM ISTEarlier, Muhammad Yunus held an extensive telephonic discussion with Elon Musk to explore future collaboration and to make further progress in introducing Starlink satellite internet services in Bangladesh.
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Will India accept Bangladesh's request for SAARC's revival? Jaishankar's post drops big hint
World | Feb 18, 2025, 06:29 PM ISTFollowing his meeting with Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Touhid Hossain, Jaishankar's post on X touched upon other issues discussed but refrained from mentioning SAARC.
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Sheikh Hasina vows political comeback, calls Muhammad Yunus 'unfit' to govern Bangladesh
World | Feb 18, 2025, 11:42 AM ISTSheikh Hasina has reportedly defended the police action during last year's protests in Bangladesh as she claimed those who were killed during the July-August student protests did not perish due to police firing.
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US cancels grant for "strengthening political landscape" in Bangladesh amid 'deep state' row
World | Feb 16, 2025, 02:47 PM ISTElon Musk-led United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in a surprise move, cancelled monetary grants being given to friend countries, including India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
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Starlink in Bangladesh? Yunus, Musk hold talks over potential collaboration
World | Feb 16, 2025, 12:18 AM ISTBangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, said that he discussed a potential collaboration to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the country with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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Bangladesh lodges protest with Indian envoy over Sheikh Hasina's 'hostile activities' in India
World | Feb 06, 2025, 06:33 PM ISTBangladesh has lodged a strong protest against what it calls 'hostile acts' of Sheikh Hasina towards the country. Notably, this follows after protestors burnt Hasina's father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka.
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Sheikh Hasina reacts after mob sets father's house on fire in Dhaka: 'History cannot be wiped out'
World | Feb 06, 2025, 06:33 PM ISTAfter protestors vandalized Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka, her daughter Sheikh Hasina lashed out saying that a 'structure can be erased, but history cannot be wiped out'.
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Bangladesh 'hopes' to get Interpol's Red Notice against Sheikh Hasina, others wanted by ICT
World | Feb 05, 2025, 06:53 PM ISTLast year, Bangladesh sent a diplomatic note to India, asking for Sheikh Hasina's extradition. Dhaka hopes to get Interpol's Red Notice against the former prime minister.
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Bangladesh minority group's big claim: 'Yunus-led govt using state institutions to discriminate'
World | Jan 30, 2025, 08:05 PM ISTA minority group in Bangladesh has accused Yunus-led interim government of failing to protect minority rights in the country. The group says that the interim government is using state institutions to carry out discrimination against minorities.
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Double blow for Bangladesh as Switzerland cuts foreign aid after Trump halts funding for Dhaka
World | Jan 30, 2025, 07:26 PM ISTIn what comes as a double blow to Bangladesh, the Swiss government also decided to cut foreign aid to Dhaka following Trump's action to halt support for the South Asian country. The decision will also impact two other countries—Albania and Zambia.
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Muhammad Yunus meets George Soros's son after Trump stops funding for Bangladesh
World | Jan 30, 2025, 01:12 PM ISTAfter Trump administration halted funding to Bangladesh, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus met Alex Soros, George Soros's son, who pledged support for the South Asian country.
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Bangladesh's Yunus government in big trouble as Trump freezes funding for aid programmes
World | Jan 26, 2025, 04:05 PM ISTBangladesh on Saturday got a major setback as USAID decided to terminate or suspend any work being conducted under its ambit in the country. The USAID order seeks to stop all foreign assistance, except the military financing to Israel and Egypt.
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Border Guard Bangladesh constructs bunker at India border, Indian farmers issued shooting threats
World | Jan 23, 2025, 07:02 PM ISTIndia-Bangladesh border issues have intensified in previous days with Bangladesh raising the issue of India fencing the border. In a latest development, farmers from a border village in West Bengal allege that Bangladesh has constructed a bunker with troops positioned.
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Bangladesh and its reckless actions jeopardise Delhi-Dhaka ties | Explained
Explainers | Jan 06, 2025, 01:41 PM ISTBangladesh in recent times has taken steps which are detrimental to New Delhi-Dhaka relations. On January, it scrapped a notification regarding the training of judges in India, citing Supreme Court's directive.
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Bangladesh cancels judges training programme in India, cites 'Supreme Court directive'
World | Jan 05, 2025, 06:19 PM ISTBangladesh on Sunday cancelled the judges training programme in India, which was scheduled to be organised from February 10 at the National Judicial Academy and the State Judicial Academy in Madhya Pradesh.
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Bangladesh's Yunus pays tribute to Manmohan Singh, says 'How simple he was! How wise he was!'
World | Dec 31, 2024, 01:58 PM ISTYunus visited the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, where he laid a floral wreath at the portrait of the late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He also penned a condolence message in the book of condolences available at the High Commission.
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BNP's big charge on Yunus: 'Interim govt in Bangladesh deliberately delaying election process'
World | Dec 28, 2024, 06:15 PM ISTThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launched an attack on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus over his suggestion to lower the voting age to 17. BNP leader Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said he should not have given the proposal without consulting the stakeholders.
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US NSA Sullivan dials Yunus, expresses concerns over human rights situation in Bangladesh
World | Dec 24, 2024, 10:44 AM ISTBiden administration re-iterated the United States' support for a prosperous, stable, and democratic Bangladesh, and offered their continued support in meeting the challenges Bangladesh faces.
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Should India worry? Bangladesh's Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM
World | Dec 20, 2024, 03:55 PM ISTAfter the ouster of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, relations between India and Bangladesh have gone to a new low, while Dhaka has gone closer to Islamabad. The recent meeting between Yunus and Sharif is likely to strengthen the relations further.