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Violent anti-govt protests return to Dhaka, this time against Yunus

DHAKA: Violent anti-govt protests returned to the streets of Dhaka, but this time against the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus.Hundreds of govt employees, demanding implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale and raising slogans – such as “there is no rice in the stomach, development is only in words” and “injustice will be washed […]

Bangladesh crisis: Sound grenades & tear gas used on protesters near Yunus residence

Protests held near Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s residence over 9th pay scale demand (Image/X@ImbusyWarrior) Massive protests erupted outside Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus’s official residence, Jamuna, on Friday as government employees staged demonstrations demanding the immediate implementation of the ninth national pay scale. The protests have triggered heavy security deployment and police action in parts of the […]

Slain Osman Hadi’s brother appointed to Bangladesh’s UK mission

The Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh interim govt has appointed slain radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s brother Omar Hadi as second secretary at the Bangladesh assistant high commission in UK’s Birmingham on a contractual basis, days after his sensational allegation that a section of the govt was behind Osman’s murder, reports . Govt sources said there […]

Saarc forgotten word and that’s a shame: Yunus

DHAKA: Amid strained ties with India, Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called for the revival of Saarc as he urged its member countries to “work together and learn from each other”. “Saarc as a word has been forgotten and that’s a shame on us,” he said at an edcuation conference linked to the […]

Mohammad Yunus Mourns Khaleda Zia’s Death, Calls Her a Great Guardian of Democracy

Dhaka, 30 December. Professor Mohammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, expressed deep sorrow on Tuesday over the death of Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He said the nation has lost a strong protector of democracy and an experienced politician with her passing. […]

Bangladesh: Yunus aide quits amid unrest over Hadi’s death

DHAKA: One of Muhammad Yunus’s top aides on home affairs resigned from the interim government in the aftermath of mob violence in major cities of Bangladesh, including in Dhaka, following the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi on December 18, six days after he was shot in the head. Officials said the resignation of […]

‘Talibanisation of Bangladesh’: Awami League student wing chief flags Yunus govt’s role in minority persecution; fanning anti-India rhetoric

Saddam Hussain, president of the Bangladesh Students League, the student wing of the now-banned Bangladesh Awami League, alleged “Talibanisation” is happening in Bangladesh under the leadership of the Yunus-led interim government.Speaking to ANI about the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, Hussain accused the interim leadership of encouraging anti-India sentiment to divert attention from internal failures.“Whatever […]

Bangladesh unrest: Section within Yunus government got activist Hadi killed, says his brother

DHAKA: Slain anti-India activist Sharif Osman Hadi’s brother Omar has accused a section within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim Bangladesh govt of orchestrating the killing to derail the Feb 12 national election and warned of a Sheikh Hasina-like fate if Osman’s attackers are not tried quickly.“It is you who had Osman Hadi killed, and now you […]

‘India sees the chaos’: Sheikh Hasina on ‘reality of Yunus’ Bangladesh’; blames interim govt for not protecting minorities

Sheikh Hasina (PTI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina reacted to the death of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi, accusing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of presiding over “lawlessness” and claiming the violence reflects a breakdown of governance that has worsened since her ouster.In an email interview with ANI, Hasina said the killing of […]

‘Conducted operations’: Yunus says RAB, police probing Hindu man’s murder in Bangladesh; 10 arrested

File photo: Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government (Picture credit: PTI) Ten people have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a 27-year-old Hindu man in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, as authorities face mounting pressure to act against mob violence amid wider unrest in the country.Seven suspects were detained by the Rapid […]