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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicMuhammad Yunus

Topic: Muhammad Yunus

36 Bangladeshis involved in allegedly setting up ISIL-inspired terror module held in Malaysia

Operations that began in April has seen 15 Bangladeshis deported, 16 being investigated further for alleged involvement ISIL-inspired movement & 5 charged with terror-related offences.

Yunus govt declares 5 August as national holiday to mark Hasina’s ouster, exile to India

New Delhi: Amid domestic political turmoil, the Bangladesh interim administration has declared August 5 a national holiday to mark the anniversary of former Prime...

Yunus is struggling to remain relevant in Bangladesh

For the common Bangladeshi, it is neither the election date nor the new currency notes that has been the biggest cause for concern after the fall of the Hasina government.

Ex-prez Hamid returns to Bangladesh month after departure sparked uproar

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former president Abdul Hamid, who served two terms during deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime, returned to the country on Monday after...

Bangladesh elections in April 2026, Yunus announces in televised address

We are in a state of war, will not give opportunity to the defeated powers who are waiting to attack us, he says in TV address.

Chinese envoy offers to help Bangladesh govt counter ‘disinfo’ on global media platforms

Offer comes amid claims by Bangladeshi interim govt that media outlets, particularly in India, as well as expatriate-run YouTube channels, are spreading anti-govt propaganda.

Bangladesh replaces its founder Mujibur Rehman with temples, landmarks in new currency notes

No human portraits, says Bangladesh's central bank, notes will only show heritage.

Shake-ups & protests lay bare simmering fault lines between Yunus govt & Bangladesh’s diplomats

In a sudden reversal last week, Bangladesh foreign affairs ministry cancelled transfer of Shabab Bin Ahmed, who was set to head the country’s mission in Kolkata. The move sparked a row.

Amid renewed turmoil in Bangladesh, Yunus govt issues emphatic denial of rift with Bangladesh army

This comes at a time when country's chief oppn party is taking to the streets against interim govt & calling for elections, and rumblings that Yunus was considering stepping down.

Yunus’ ‘reforms first, elections later’ plan has no takers in Bangladesh. It’s time to choose

The ban on Awami League signals deep political instability in Bangladesh. And, given recent developments, the major worry is whether the interim government would survive at all.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.