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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicMuhammad Yunus

Topic: Muhammad Yunus

Yunus speaks to Sergio Gor, blames Hasina for violence in Bangladesh

Call between Bangladesh’s chief adviser & US Ambassador to India & Special Envoy for South & Central Asia comes after days of violence following death of Sharif Osman Hadi.

Epstein files will follow the same old script—allegations, moral panic, then nothing

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Bangladesh & Myanmar elections in 2026 pose a danger to India’s Northeast

Beyond the United States and China, Russian interests are deeply embedded in Myanmar, while a growing Pakistan and Turkey axis is taking shape in Bangladesh.

After Osman Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot in Khulna amid surge in violence ahead of polls

Mohammad Motaleb Sikder, NCP central organiser in Khulna, was shot in the head. He is currently out of danger, according to local media reports.

Indian visa centre in Bangladesh’s Chittagong suspends ops, MEA denies security breach at Delhi embassy

Operations were suspended following protests near Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong. Police forcibly dispersed the crowd, leaving at least four injured.

Violence continues to grip Bangladesh. BNP leader’s house torched, 7-yr-old daughter burnt to death

Violence that erupted in several parts of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, Thursday night after news of death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, refuses to subside.

7 arrested over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh, says interim govt chief Yunus

Dipu Chandra Das, 25, was lynched to death by a mob and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Mymensingh city Thursday.

Yunus fanning ‘anti-Indian sentiment’, he & Islamist allies behind attack on press—Hasina-era minister

In interview with ThePrint, info minister in Hasina’s govt accuses Yunus of ‘dog-whistle politics’. ‘When Hindus were attacked, he tried to justify it by claiming them Awami League supporters.’

25 The Daily Star journalists rescued from mob as violence erupts following Hadi’s death

The rescue of the journalists took place around 4 am Friday, almost four hours after an angry crowd descended on the English-language daily's office in Dhaka.

Yunus’s government condemns violence, urges public to honour Hadi’s legacy by shunning hatred

Bangladesh's interim government issued its first response to the ongoing unrest in the country following Sharif Osman Hadi's death, & urged citizens to resist all forms of mob violence.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.