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Muhammad Yunus

A False Dichotomy Regarding Reform Is Prolonging Bangladesh’s Path to Stabilization

A False Dichotomy Regarding Reform Is Prolonging Bangladesh’s Path to Stabilization

By A.K.M. Wahiduzzaman
The interim administration is implying that elections are a deterrent to reform, as if Bangladesh has to choose one or the other.

Bangladesh and Pakistan Are Changing South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape

Bangladesh and Pakistan Are Changing South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape

By Muqtedar Khan
Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke more Indian pressure on Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Probes Hasina’s Niece for Corruption in Russian Nuclear Power Deal

Bangladesh Probes Hasina’s Niece for Corruption in Russian Nuclear Power Deal

By Mubashar Hasan
But are the allegations against the British MP politically motivated? Is the Yunus-led interim government settling scores with Hasina?

Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof on Evolving Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations

Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof on Evolving Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations

By Saqlain Rizve
“The past is the past, and we don’t want to remain stuck there.”

What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Bangladesh

What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Bangladesh

By Md. Himel Rahman
The upcoming change in the U.S. administration is likely to affect Bangladesh's politics, economy, climate change adaptation, and more.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Bangladesh’s Interim Government Signs UN Convention on Enforced Disappearance

Bangladesh’s Interim Government Signs UN Convention on Enforced Disappearance

By Julhas Alam
Earlier this week, it established a commission to investigate cases of enforced disappearances during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rule since 2009.

Bangladesh’s Interim Government Lifts Ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami Party

Bangladesh’s Interim Government Lifts Ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami Party

By Julhas Alam
It said that the ban imposed by the Awami League regime was politically motivated and not based on ideology.
Bangladesh Court Sends 2 Journalists to Police Custody for Questioning as Chaos Continues

Bangladesh Court Sends 2 Journalists to Police Custody for Questioning as Chaos Continues

By Julhas Alam
The two journalists worked for a pro-Hasina television channel and were fired by authorities after her fall.

Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule

Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule

By Mubashar Hasan
Victims and their families have the right to know the fate of their kin, and the identity of those who bore command responsibility for the atrocities.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Arrives in Bangladesh to Take Over as Interim Leader

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Arrives in Bangladesh to Take Over as Interim Leader

By Julhas Alam
Yunus congratulated the student protesters, saying they had made “our second Victory Day possible,” and he appealed to them and other stakeholders to remain peaceful: “Violence is our enemy.”

Bangladesh’s Anti-corruption Commission Questions Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh’s Anti-corruption Commission Questions Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

By Julhas Alam
Yunus, the famed pioneer of microcredit, is being investigated for embezzlement in a case many see as politically motivated.
176 World Leaders and Nobel Laureates Urge Bangladesh to Halt Legal Cases Against Peace Prize Winner

176 World Leaders and Nobel Laureates Urge Bangladesh to Halt Legal Cases Against Peace Prize Winner

By Julhas Alam
Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help the poor, is being tried on charges of corruption and violating labor laws.

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