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Bangladesh: New crackdown under anti-terrorism law
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Nations human rights team in Bangladesh should immediately seek the release of those arbitrarily detained and encourage the authorities to uphold rights and prosecute all those who use unlawful political violence.
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"Yunus government is completely illegal": Switzerland Awami League General
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Switzerland Awami League General Secretary Shaymal Khan on Tuesday (local time) said that "the Yunus government is completely illegal" and accused him of promoting religious extremism in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh rights group expresses dismay over Yunus's denial of minority p
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Parishad highlighted that the UN Fact-Finding Mission Report dated February 12, 2025, also documented the persecution of minorities, including the Hindu community, that has been ongoing since August 5, 2024, and which "continues sporadically and in isolated incidents across the country."
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Awami League holds protest in Geneva against Yunus govt in Bangladesh
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Protesters accused the government of involvement in killings, rapes, enforced disappearances, arson, and registration of false cases. They carried banners demanding the resignation of Muhammad Yunus and calling for the revocation of his Nobel Peace Prize.
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UN Chief pledges full support for Bangladesh's democratic transition
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He made the remarks during a meeting with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
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Bhutan, Bangladesh express interest in signing Free Trade Agreement
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, where the two leaders discussed interest in signing a free trade agreement (FTA), connecting Bhutan and Bangladesh. The leaders also
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Diaspora in US protests against Yunus over increase in minority atrocities
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Members of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States staged a protest outside the United Nations headquarters against Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, alleging an increase in atrocities against minorities in the country.
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Bangladesh interim leader Yunus addresses UNGA amid protests, warns of Gaz
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Supporters of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been holding protests outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York, voicing their opposition to current interim leader Muhammad Yunus.
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US: Bangladesh Awami League members throw eggs at Yunus' entourage in New
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has faced protests from the Awami League in New York. Bangladesh Awami League leaders and activists threw eggs at his entourage, Akhtar Hossain, member secretary of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP).
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Bangladesh blocks Sheikh Hasina, her family's IDs to prevent them from vot
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangladesh's Election Commission has said that the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and her family members will not be able to vote in the upcoming national elections to be held in February next year, local newspapers reported on Thursday.
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Bangladesh Chief Adviser visits Dhakeshwari National Temple ahead of Durga
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja.
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US firm to launch "revolutionary" portable AI ultrasound device in Banglad
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Officials from the company, Exo Imaging, led by its co-founders Yusuf Haque and Sandeep Akkaraju, met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday at the state guest house Jamuna to discuss the groundbreaking technology and its potential impact.
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