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TopicMuhammad Yunus

Topic: Muhammad Yunus

Good politician, bad statesman — what Muhammad Yunus’ one year in power reveals

That Muhammad Yunus has aced Bangladeshi politics can be understood by his moves to bring Islamists back into public life.

One year after Hasina’s ouster, Yunus announces Bangladesh polls in February 2026

The Bangladesh Chief Adviser announced election timeline in a national address via state TV, BTV, and radio on the first anniversary of uprising that ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh at a volatile crossroads—all eyes on 2026 polls as Yunus govt grapples with competing agendas

New Delhi: A year after Bangladesh’s ruling regime led by South Asia’s oldest ruling leader Sheikh Hasina, collapsed in a student-led uprising, the country...

The Bangladesh puzzle: India’s cautious diplomacy with a once-trusted neighbour

The India-Bangladesh relationship continues to remain tense, with New Delhi focusing on engaging with the next govt in Dhaka following elections expected in 2026.

Year after Hasina ouster, repression persists in Yunus’s Bangladesh as bold human rights agenda falters

Interim Bangladesh govt of Muhammad Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda, says HRW's Meenakshi Ganguly.

Bangladesh army chief seems to be cosying upto Yunus. Did 5 people have to die for it?

Waker is scheduled to retire from service in September this year, and that would mean the immunity he gets as Army chief would be gone.

US State Dept expresses condolences over Bangladesh Air Force jet crash

Message of condolence came after at least 20 people died & 171 more were injured when a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a school Monday in Dhaka's Diabari.

Day after India’s appeal to reconsider demolition, Yunus govt denies Satyajit Ray link to Bangladesh bldg

Reports this week alleged that Ray’s ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh was being razed, sparking outcry. However, the demolition was also reportedly halted.

By reviving Hasina-era mango diplomacy with India, Yunus govt signals ‘business as usual’

The mango shipments were coordinated by Bangladesh’s Ministry of External Affairs and followed an earlier exchange of Eid greetings between the heads of both governments.

Protests rock Bangladesh after video of Hindu woman’s rape goes viral, local BNP politician held

A 2-judge High Court bench demanded its immediate removal from online platforms. Authorities were further instructed to ensure the survivor’s security & facilitate her medical treatment.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.