Page 3 - Muhammad Yunus

B'desh interim head Yunus calls cabinet meet amid rumours of exit: Report

Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called an unscheduled meeting of the advisory council to review a brewing unease involving his administration, political parties and the Army, according to media reports. The development comes hours after Yunus expressed his desire to step down as chief adviser, citing difficulties in working amid the failure of political parties to find common ground for change. "He is likely to sit with the Advisers (effectively ministers) shortly after the ECNEC (Executive Committee of the National Economic Council) meeting," which is underway as scheduled, the UNB news agency reported, quoting an unnamed official familiar with the process. It did not give any further details. Yunus is expected to meet with the advisers before back-to-back meetings with former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami later on Saturday. According to the chief adviser's press wing, a BNP delegation would mee

Bangladesh's interim leader Md Yunus mulls resignation: What we know so far

Disgruntled parties, military pressures and lack of consensus among leaders, pushes Muhammad Yunus to reconsider his role as Bangladesh's Chief Adviser

Bangladesh's interim govt chief Yunus mulls resignation: Report

Bangladesh's interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday quoting student-led National Citizen Party CP party chief Nhid Islam. "We have been hearing news of sir's (Yunus) resignation since this morning. So I went to meet sir to discuss that issue . . . He said he is thinking about it. He feels that the situation is such that he cannot work," Islam told the BBC Bangla. The NCP convenor said Chief Adviser Yunus expressed his fear that he would not be able to work in the current situation of the country saying, I won't be able to work unless the political parties can reach a common ground". The leader of the NCP who visibly emerged with Yunus's blessings in February this year, said he told Yunus to stay strong for the sake of the country's security, and future and to meet the expectations of the mass uprising. Islam sai

Bangladesh on the brink: Why is Muhammad Yunus threatening to quit? | Sheikh Hasina

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government, has threatened to resign amid rising political unrest and mounting pressure from the army and opposition.

Bangladesh's politics of belligerence returns with Awami League ban

The Awami League may be deeply unpopular at the moment, but it nevertheless can claim to represent the beliefs of a large part of the country

Bangladesh seeks talks with India to resolve trade issues: Yunus adviser

Bangladesh's interim Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin said Dhaka hasn't received official word from New Delhi yet. 'Once we do, we will act and resolve any issues through talks,' he said

India curbs key Bangladeshi imports via land ports amid trade tensions

India imposes port restrictions on Bangladeshi imports after Dhaka blocks Indian yarn; relations worsen post Sheikh Hasina's exit, raising concerns over regional trade ties

Bangladesh defends Awami League ban as internal matter, cites security

Elections are entirely Bangladesh's internal matter, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' top aide has said, adding the ban on former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's party was necessary to protect national security and sovereignty. Yunus' Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was reacting to concerns raised by India on the ban imposed on the activities of Hasina's Awami League. Bangladesh on Monday officially disbanded Awami League under an overnight revised anti-terrorism law. Elections are entirely our internal matter. We urge all to respect the sovereign will of our people in matters relating to elections, Alam told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency, on Tuesday. The ban on activities of the Awami League is necessary to protect national security and sovereignty, Alam added. India's External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday said the ban on Awami League without due process is a concerning development. New Delhi also called for early holding of fr

Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina's party Awami League barred from election

The move comes after the interim government of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, banned all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act after days of protests

Tie up with China, occupy North East if India hits Pak: B'desh ex-general

A former Bangladeshi army officer close to Chief Adviser Yunus urged Dhaka to ally with China and occupy India's Northeast if New Delhi attacks Pakistan in the wake of Pahalgam attack

Talks between Yunus, PM Modi will bring hope: Bangladesh govt adviser

He stated that India and Bangladesh have to remain hand-in-hand in the future to develop and progress ties

Future of Bangladesh going to be decided by Bangladeshi people, says US

Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said, Bangladesh is a country with certain issues, they are also a country we have talked about often

Cargo to B'desh surged at Petrapole port before India halted transit route

India ends 2020 transshipment pact with Bangladesh; Petrapole saw 39 per cent rise in trucks, 64 per cent jump in consignments before facility was withdrawn on April 8

India ends transshipment for Bangladesh exports: What it means for trade

India cited logistical issues for scrapping the facility, saying it caused major congestion at ports and airports, leading to delays, higher costs, and export backlogs

Deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina warns strongly against bid to ban her party

Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday issued a stern warning against threats to ban her age-old Awami League, saying that the party is not a parasite or did not emerge with floodwaters. Their (the interim government) audacity astonishes me, she said, in a virtual address to party workers and supporters from India, where she now lives after fleeing Bangladesh in August last year after her nearly 16-year-long Awami League government was toppled in a student-led uprising steered by Students Against Discrimination (SAD). Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was in a protracted row with the past regime for obscure reasons, flew from Paris three days later and assumed the charge of an interim government as the nominee of the SAD, which demanded the ban on Awami League. A part of SAD leadership recently floated a political outfit called National Citizen Party (NCP), visibly with blessings of Yunus, whose administration by now disbanded Awami League'

PM Modi discusses safety of minorities with Bangladesh's Yunus | BIMSTEC | PM Modi in Thailand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday underlined India's concerns over the safety of minorities.

PM Modi, Bangladesh's Yunus discuss minority safety and Hasina extradition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus had their first high-level meeting since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year

Watch: PM Modi and Muhammad Yunus hold a meeting in Bangkok

Watch: PM Modi and Muhammad Yunus hold a meeting in Bangkok

PM Modi holds first talks with Bangladesh CA Yunus after Hasina exit

India-Bangladesh ties have been strained following reports of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and India's decision to grant asylum to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

As Bangladesh reinvents itself, Islamist extremists see an opening

Demonstrators at a rally in Dhaka, the capital, warned that if the government did not give the death penalty to anyone who disrespected Islam, they would carry out executions with their own hands