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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicMuhammad Yunus

Topic: Muhammad Yunus

1971 or 2024? A political battle in Bangladesh over when the nation found true liberation

Jamaat & BNP are trading barbs over 1971 Liberation War, with Jamaat leader Mia Golam Parwar calling 1971 independence an agreement that compromised Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

Amid trade war with US, China’s Exim Bank backs relocation of Chinese manufacturing to Bangladesh

Announcement was made during Md Yunus’s meeting with Chinese Exim Bank chairman. Experts see it as China diversifying its supply chain via Bangladeshi outsourcing.

Amartya Sen read Bangladesh wrong. And his faith in Yunus to revive the country is misplaced

Amartya Sen, in a recent interview, said the current crisis in Bangladesh affects him deeply because he has ‘a strong Bengali sense of identity’.

Bangladesh slams Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks on persecution of minority communities in the country

In a post on Facebook, Muhammad Yunus's office claims that the US National Intelligence Director's comments 'paint an entire nation with a broad and unjustified brush'.

US concerned about ‘persecution & killing of religious minorities’ in Bangladesh, says Tulsi Gabbard

The US director of national intelligence, who is currently in India, is on a multi-nation tour. She is also set to address the Raisina Dialogue.

‘I’m cautioning you,’ warns Bangladesh Army chief on infighting, calls for elections by year end

General Waker-Uz-Zaman was speaking at an army memorial event. This comes after student unions of BNP & Jamaat blamed each other for violence gripping the country.

Nahid Islam, face of anti-Hasina stir, quits Yunus-led Bangladesh govt to float political party

Nahid Islam was spokesperson of Students Against Discrimination which spearheaded movement that led to Hasina's ouster. He was I&B adviser to Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh.

Modi and Yunus likely to meet in April in Bangkok on sidelines of BIMSTEC summit

The two leaders are yet to come face to face, while Jaishankar has twice met his Bangladesh counterpart amid fraying ties; other mechanisms like border talks have continued.

Hasina’s Houses of Horror to Yunus’ Devil Hunt – is Bangladesh truly changing for better?

Bangladesh saw what Hasina’s ‘Aynaghars’ – torture and detention dens – looked like after Yunus visited them with media personnel and victims’ family members.

Hasina calls Yunus a ‘mobster’, vows to return to Bangladesh

In a virtual meet with widows of 4 policemen killed in July uprising, the ex-Bangladesh PM said that Yunus & others responsible for the killings would be brought to justice ‘on Bangla soil’.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.