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High inflation, low investments, rise in poverty and more: How Bangladesh is suffering from a never-before-seen economic crisis under Muhammad Yunus

Shriti Sagar -
Globally, Bangladesh is now among the worst performers in banking health, surpassed only by a few troubled economies such as Equatorial Guinea, San Marino, Ukraine, and Chad.
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SP leader Parmanand Azamgarhi makes false and baseless allegations against Hindus using video from Bangladesh showing man hitting a burqa-clad woman

OpIndia Staff -
SP leader Parmanand sparked outrage by sharing a video from Bangladesh, falsely claiming it showed a Sanatani man attacking a Muslim woman in India. Fact-checks revealing non-Indian vehicles and Bengali signage have debunked his communal narrative, exposing the footage as misleading.
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Did Muhammad Yunus steal ‘microfinance’ model and pass it off as his own in Bangladesh? Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
A research project on mircofinance was led by junior researchers at Chittagong University, which was hijacked by Yunus during his tenure as Professor at the varsity. The 'chief advisor' conveniently passed off the work of junior researchers as his own.
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Bangladesh: Yunus regime arrests popular Baul singer on charges of ‘blasphemy’, Muslim mob attacks his followers and threatens to slaughter folk singers

OpIndia Staff -
In a viral video, Muslim mobs were heard calling for the slaughter of Bauls. Chants of 'একটা দুইটা বাউল ধর, ধইরা ধইরা জবাই কর (Pick one Baul at a time and slaughter them)' rocked through the streets of Manikganj.
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The manufactured outrage over Amar Sonar Bangla shows how Bengal’s cultural icons have become convenient shields for Mamata’s political insecurities

Dr. Prosenjit Nath -
The Amar Sonar Bangla controversy is not about Tagore, not about culture, not about pride; it is about a ruling party that has mastered emotional distraction
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Death sentence for Sheikh Hasina in 2025 Bangladesh has a disturbing echo of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto saga from 1978 Pakistan

Shraddha Pandey -
While decades separate Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Sheikh Hasina, there are parallels in their cases. Both reached the pinnacle of power and popularity in their respective countries, and both ended up getting accused of centralising authority. Both faced allegations of electoral fraud and dictatorial conduct by the opposition. Both of them were abruptly and forcibly removed from power, and their departure plunged their countries into the jaws of Islamist fanatics and triggered chaos.
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SIR heat triggers mass exodus: Bangladeshi illegals seen queuing at border as voter list scrutiny tightens in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal has one of the highest numbers of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the country. In the last three years alone, 2,688 Bangladeshi nationals were caught and sent back.
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‘We are committed to democracy’: India politely rejects Yunus govt’s demand of handing over Sheikh Hasina after dubious crime tribunal announces death penalty

OpIndia Staff -
The "International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh" is a sham, rigged body that was designed to exact political revenge against Sheikh Hasina and leaders of the Awami League party.
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Bangladesh under lockdown ahead of final ICT verdict on former PM Sheikh Hasina, extremists carry out crude bomb attacks: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The verdict comes more than a year after the violent protest in July last year that brought her 15-year rule to an end in August 2024.

Unrest in Bangladesh: Students rally against Yunus administration over cultural restrictions

OpIndia Staff -
People have once again taken to the streets in Bangladesh, but this time, the protests are not against Sheikh Hasina, rather against Muhammad Yunus, who heads the interim...
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