Muhammad Yunus
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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.
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Yearender 2024: Trump gaining presidency to emergency in South Korea, here's top global events
World | Dec 20, 2024, 10:08 PM ISTYearender 2024: This year has seen various political events internationally which can shape the geopolitical reality of the entire world. From Trump's presidency to Labour Party's victory in UK, and from PM Modi winning election in India to emergency in South Korea, we have enlisted major events.
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'Sanction those behind heinous acts in Bangladesh': US lawmakers over attacks on Hindu community
World | Dec 19, 2024, 08:38 AM ISTHindu temples have been vandalised, burned and desecrated. Just this month, the Iskcon Namhatta centre was burnt to the ground in a coordinated attack upon the Hindu people in the Dhaka district of Bangladesh, stressed the US lawmaker who sought targetted sanctions against Bangladesh.
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'India was just an ally, nothing more': Bangladeshi politicians fume over PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post
World | Dec 17, 2024, 12:54 PM ISTBangladeshi politicians, including members of the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker government, criticised PM Modi for not mentioning "Bangladesh" in his social media post commemorating Vijay Diwas.
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'Bagladesh election dates could be fixed by...': Yunus BIG announcement
World | Dec 16, 2024, 12:09 PM ISTAmid the growing expectation for an election roadmap, Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the next national election can be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026.
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Ousted PM Hasina acted as 'instructor' in enforced disappearances: Bangladesh's inquiry commission
World | Dec 15, 2024, 03:05 PM ISTRetired Supreme Court judge Mainul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the commission, told Yunus that while undertaking investigations, the commission came across a "systematic design" that allowed incidents of enforced disappearances to go undetected.
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'It's time for US to act': Indian-American Congressman on condition of Hindus in Bangladesh
World | Dec 14, 2024, 02:13 PM ISTWhite House has said President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh. The statement added that Washington will hold the Bangladeshi interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
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Biden watching situation in Bangladesh 'very closely', will hold Yunus govt accountable: White House
World | Dec 13, 2024, 11:41 AM IST"We have been collaborating closely with the interim government to strengthen the capabilities of their law enforcement and security services in addressing this challenge," Kirby stated during a news conference on Thursday.
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Bangladesh: 'Joy Bangla' no longer national slogan in an attempt to erase Mujibur's legacy
World | Dec 12, 2024, 06:27 PM ISTA four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order, stating that the national slogan falls under the purview of government policy decisions, making it beyond the judiciary's jurisdiction to intervene.
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus amid strained ties
World | Dec 10, 2024, 06:21 AM ISTThis was the first high-level visit from India to Bangladesh since Shiekh Hasina was deposed as Prime Minister in August this year and since the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, assumed office.
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Yunus seeks help of religious leaders in collecting accurate info about attacks on minorities
World | Dec 05, 2024, 11:30 PM ISTBangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the issue of attacks on minorities has come up again and there is a gap of information between the reality and the news published by foreign media.
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'Power hungry' Yunus is perpetrating 'genocide' in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina in first public address
World | Dec 05, 2024, 07:29 AM ISTBangladesh violence: Hasina was speaking to supporters of her Awami League party at the event organised on Sunday to mark "Bijoy Dibos" or Victory Day that falls on December 16. In her nearly an hour-long address, Hasina said the current dispensation in Dhaka failed to protect the minorities.
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Is Bangladesh govt planning to ban ISKCON? Big statement by Muhammad Yunus's aide
World | Dec 04, 2024, 11:57 PM ISTThe relationship between India and Bangladesh saw an unusual low after an ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in a sedition case, triggering a massive outrage in India.
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Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of orchestrating mass killings, says 'He is mastermind'
World | Dec 03, 2024, 02:29 PM ISTSheikh Hasina lashed out at the interim Bangladeshi govt and accused Muhammad Yunus while speaking virtually at an Awami League event in New York. She fled the country on August 5 this year after the days of violence.
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'Ensure safety of Hindus': India lodges strong protest over arrest of ISKCON leader in Bangladesh
World | Nov 26, 2024, 03:17 PM ISTChinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said the police officials, without giving details of the charges for which he was arrested.
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Bangladesh intelligence dept detains ISKCON leader Krishna Das Prabhu at Dhaka Airport: Reports
World | Nov 25, 2024, 07:02 PM ISTBangladesh Police’s Special Intelligence Detective Branch (DB) arrested the ISKCON leader on Monday (November 25) afternoon.
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'We will seek Hasina's extradition from India': Bangladesh's Yunus on 100 days of interim govt
World | Nov 17, 2024, 11:43 PM ISTBangladesh interim govt head Muhammad Yunus addressed the nation on the completion of 100 days of his administration. He said that the govt is also investigating incidents of violence against minorities.
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Bangladesh protesters siege 'Banga Bhaban', demand President's resignation
World | Oct 23, 2024, 07:58 AM ISTThe Protests started in July against the quota system in government jobs but turned anti-government leading to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August. The protestors had earlier demanded the Chie Justice's resignation, but now they are demanding President's resignation and a new Constitution.
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Bangladesh recalls 5 diplomats, including High Commissioner to India due to 'poor performance'
World | Oct 03, 2024, 10:39 AM ISTThe Bangladeshi interim government recalled at least five diplomats from various countries. In a letter from the Foreign Ministry, they requested the return of an envoy from India, as well as diplomats from Australia, Belgium, Portugal, and the United Nations, to Dhaka.
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Biden meets Bangladesh interim govt chief in rare gesture on sidelines of UNGA, assures full support
World | Sep 25, 2024, 12:06 AM ISTThe meeting with the US President is seen as a "rare occasion" which Dhaka apprehends as a great gesture by the Biden administration that would eventually help take the existing "good relations" to a new level between the two countries.