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Yunus government cancels passports of 22 veteran security and military officials

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File. | Photo Credit: AP In a major crackdown on the veteran security officials, the interim government of Bangladesh this week has ordered the cancellation of passports of twenty-two officials who served in the powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). In a notification, the Home Ministry of Bangladesh announced that the passports of these veteran officers were being cancelled as they are currently under investigation for disappearing political opponents during the Sheikh Hasina presidency. The notification further stated that there were primary evidence of their involvement in abduction of opponents a...
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‘Heightened political risks, lower growth’. Why Moody’s has downgraded Bangladesh’s economic outlook
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‘Heightened political risks, lower growth’. Why Moody’s has downgraded Bangladesh’s economic outlook

New Delhi: American ratings agency Moody’s has cited “heightened political risks” and “lower growth” as reasons behind downgrading Bangladesh’s long-term economic rating from B1 to B2, and changing outlook from “stable” to “negative”. The agency said these factors, exacerbated by the country’s recent political and social upheaval, had increased government liquidity risks, external vulnerabilities and also banking sector risks. Its statement added: “With elevated social risks, the absence of a clear election roadmap, the deterioration of law and order, and the nascent reemergence of community-based tensions also raises political risk”. Show Full Article Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted this August after hundreds died in a bloody crackdo...
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‘Reforms will take time’: Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus indicates possible 4-year tenure for himself
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‘Reforms will take time’: Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus indicates possible 4-year tenure for himself

New Delhi: Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, has indicated that he could lead the country for at least four years as “reforms will take time”—giving the first suggestion of his expected tenure Sunday. His remarks come at a time when it is popularly believed that he is just leading an interim government and will call for elections soon. In an interview with Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, published on the 100th day since he assumed power as head of the interim government, Yunus also asserted that the reports of attacks in Bangladesh against Hindus and other minorities—highlighted by US President-elect Donald Trump in his Diwali greetings late last month—were “propaganda” arising from India. Show Full Article “New Bangladesh is not...
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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus Says ‘Will Ask India To Send Back Fallen Autocrat Sheikh Hasina’

Dhaka, Nov 17 (PTI) Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that the interim government will seek the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the fall of her government following a mass protest movement in August. In an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim government, Yunus also said that his government has been continuing its all-out efforts to ensure the security of all citizens, including religious minorities. "We must ensure justice in every killing...We will also ask India to send back fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina," Yunus was quoted as saying by the state-run BSS news agency. His remarks indicate a U-turn as in an interview with the UK-based Financial Times newspaper last month, Yunus said his governm...
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Fact Check: No, Bangladesh Leader Mohd Yunus Didn’t Call Trump ‘Messiah’, Viral Letter Is Fake

The Verdict [Fake]In his original statement, Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus did not refer to Trump as a 'messiah' in his official congratulatory message.  What is the claim? Following Donald Trump's victory against Democrat Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election on November 5, 2024, a letter purportedly from Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, has circulated on social media. The letter allegedly refers to President-elect Trump as a "messiah" in a congratulatory message. An account called 'Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus' shared the letter (archived here) on X (formerly Twitter) with a post reading, "Hitler md Yunus Wrote Trump is the messiah ?? #Bangladesh Then What About black days of America? Solar eclipses in USA, Inhuman trump that you ...
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