Muhammad Yunus
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Commentary: Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence raises tensions in Bangladesh-India ties at a crucial time
TENSE TIME FOR BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS All this will have far-reaching implications for Bangladesh’s foreign policy and the regional balance of…
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Shooting at start of Bangladesh election campaign kills one
“SHOW RESTRAINT” The South Asian nation of about 170 million people has been in political turmoil since Hasina was overthrown…
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Bangladesh leader warns ‘extremely dangerous’ if polls derailed
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s leader has warned that any deviation from planned elections would be “extremely dangerous”, as violent political rivalries deepen a…
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Bangladesh exhausts resources for Rohingya refugees, chief adviser Yunus warns
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus vows acceptable, clean elections amid reforms
Ties between the two countries have been strained since, as Bangladesh seeks her return. India has not responded to the…
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Bangladesh consensus commission fails to find agreement
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s National Consensus Commission, tasked by the caretaker government to lead critical democratic reforms after a mass uprising last…
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Bangladesh interim government calls for unity to stop ‘return of authoritarianism’
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday (May 24) that unity was…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus to meet key parties as pressure grows
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader, who took over after a mass uprising last year, will meet powerful parties pressurising his government…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus could quit over lack of reform progress, student leader says
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s de-facto prime minister has threatened to step down if political parties cannot agree on reforms that citizens await with…
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India and Bangladesh leaders meet for first time since revolution
“SPIRIT OF PRAGMATISM” Vikram Misri, the secretary of India’s foreign ministry, told reporters that Modi “reiterated India’s support for a…
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