Awami League leader has accused Muhammad Yunus & 61 others of serious crimes under Article 15 of Rome Statute—the ICC’s founding treaty—which pertains to crimes against humanity.
Bangladeshi experts and editorials contend that while impact on country may not be immediate or radical, it could bring changes in political dynamics, trade, and ties with India, China.
The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary Bangladeshis.
Most worrying change in Bangladesh after Hasina's exile is attempt to rewrite its history, says blogger Azam Khan. If that happens, it would be country's death, he adds.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin's conflicting statements on Hasina's resignation letter have triggered protests as Yunus-led interim govt faces a question of legal validity.
The Yunus-led interim government doesn’t have the luxury of failure as it brings about political and institutional reforms to get Bangladesh back into democratic transition.
Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey has been an outspoken critic of Awami League. He was in exile in the US and returned to Bangladesh in September this year following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.
Since taking over in August, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt has been plagued by controversies. Concerns about the conduct of elections & rewriting of history have been raised.
The interim govt led by Muhammad Yunus labelled the holidays declared by Sheikh Hasina govt as 'fascist, forceful'. Some have said the move 'diminishes history'.
The banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir is allegedly behind Dhaka’s student-led ISIS flag marches. Its true aim is to use the Bangladesh Army to seize power; it even planned a coup in 2011.
Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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