Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladesh: New government seeks to end attacks on religious minorities
Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, pledged Sunday to end attacks on religious minorities, while a new chief justice was sworn in following the fall…
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus visits relatives of Abu Sayed, “first martyr of the revolution”
In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus booked one of his first trips as head of the interim government to visit the relatives of the first person killed in the protests. A young…
Bangladesh: Hindu community concerned about risk of violence, Yunus calls for unity
Religious violence has flared up again in Bangladesh, with interim government leader Muhammad Yunus calling for unity on Saturday. The fall of the former prime minister, seen as a protector…
Demonstration against violence against Hindu minority in Bangladesh | Foreign countries
At least one person was killed and 45 injured when Hindu homes, businesses and temples were attacked in Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Monday. Hundreds of people demonstrated in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka…
Bangladesh: Faced with the absence of police, Muhammad Yunus, on his way to Dhaka, calls for calm
In Bangladesh, as the formation of an interim government, headed by Muhammad Yunus, becomes clearer, the absence of law enforcement is being felt. The main police union has apologized for…
Peace laureates ready to take over in Bangladesh
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Muhammad Yunus, economist, peace prize winner and now appointed to lead a transitional government in Bangladesh after the flight of the prime minister. Photo: Michel…
Information on the formation of an interim government is expected in Bangladesh today | News in brief
Muhammed Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, will be in charge of the interim government. Leaders of Bangladesh’s protest movement expect the country’s interim government to be…
What role do the army and General Waker-Uz-Zaman play?
The day after the military took control of Bangladesh, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament. Who is General Waker-Uz-Zaman, its leader? What role could the military play in this country of…
Muhammad Yunus willing to lead ‘interim government’
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus said Tuesday he was ready to lead an interim government in Bangladesh after the dissolution of parliament, meeting the demands of students who led…
EU diplomats in Bangladesh very concerned about attacks on minorities | News in brief
According to witnesses, some businesses and homes owned by Hindus were attacked on Monday. European Union diplomats in Bangladesh are deeply concerned about attacks on minority groups. The EU’s ambassador…