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TopicMuhammad Yunus

Topic: Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Eighteen months after the Dhaka siege, Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to reset its pieces. And the world is watching.

In final speech as Bangladesh interim govt adviser, Yunus rakes up reference to India’s NE, yet again

In a televised address before new govt was sworn-in, Yunus praised China, while talking about ‘strategic balance’. He didn’t talk directly about violence seen during his tenure.

Bangladesh vote tests Gen Z uprising, India-China balance

Thursday’s election, the first since Muhammad Yunus became interim leader after the uprising, tests whether Gen Z-led protests can turn street power into lasting governance.

Bangladesh strikes trade deal with US, gets exemption on textile exports made with American cotton

Deal once notified will also see Dhaka commit to purchasing 25 Boeing aircraft, as well as increase its energy imports to roughly $1 billion annually for the next 15 years.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

A baby’s death & mother’s suicide rock Bangladesh as Awami League student leader denied funeral parole

Kaniz Suborna Swarnali ended her life after killing her infant son. She had reportedly exhausted every legal avenue to secure the release of her husband, a leader of Chhatra League.

Yunus a ‘murderous fascist’, Bangladesh plunged into age of terror—Hasina strikes ahead of polls

Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina's message was played at a Foreign Correspondents’ Club event, titled 'Save Democracy in Bangladesh', in Delhi Friday.

Awami ban in Bangladesh polls authoritarianism not democracy—Hasina slams Yunus in ThePrint interview

Hasina calls for 'free, fair' elections in an exclusive interview with ThePrint, while bemoaning the law and order situation within Bangladesh.

India calls on families of staff at missions in Bangladesh to return ahead of 12 Feb polls

The latest advisory comes as anti-India sentiment continues to soar in Bangladesh. The first polls of the post-Sheikh Hasina era are scheduled for 12 February.

On Camera

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.