India and Bangladesh will continue to work together for the welfare of their people, guided by mutual respect and understanding, said Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yunus wrote his letter in response to Modi’s Eid-ul-Adha greetings to the people of Bangladesh and the interim chief adviser. The…
Some leaders of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the Pakistan-based terror outfit led by Hafiz Saeed, have claimed that they were involved in last year’s mass uprising in Bangladesh that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. JuD leaders – Saifullah Kasuri and Muzammil Hashmi, a UN-designated terrorist – made these claims during their…
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus assured on Monday that any constitutional changes would protect religious freedom and minority rights, emphasising that minorities would continue to enjoy the same rights as the majority Muslim population. According to a post on his official social media, he made the statement during a meeting with US Commission on International…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sharply criticised Bangladesh’s interim government for suppressing fundamental freedoms and targeting supporters of the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. While the government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus had promised a democratic reset, rights advocates now accuse it of replicating the same abuses it vowed to end. “Instead…
Photo/ministryof external affairs NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with the chief advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, as both leaders discussed bilateral relations between the two nations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit, for…
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Bangladesh News:</strong> बांग्लादेश की अंतरिम सरकार के सूचना सलाहकार और प्रमुख छात्र नेता नाहिद इस्लाम ने मंगलवार को अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है. नाहिद इस्लाम ने मंगलवार (25 फरवरी) दोपहर को मोहम्मद यूनुस से उनके कार्यालय में मुलाकात की और उन्हें अपना त्यागपत्र सौंपा. नाहिद को पिछले साल मोहम्मद यूनुस सरकार…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh reported 88 incidents of communal violence targeting minorities, primarily Hindus, since the ouster of former premier Sheikh Hasina in August, interim government head Muhammad Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Tuesday. Authorities have arrested 70 individuals in connection with the incidents.The disclosure came a day after Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri…