Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied.
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.
A women’s football match was cancelled in the nation after protests by Islamist hard­liners forced organisers to call off the fixture, the second such incident in as many days.
Getting the wheel of the economy rolling again is the top priority of Prof Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government that took charge nearly six months ago.
A minority group in Bangladesh has accused Yunus-led interim government of failing to protect minority rights in the country. The group says that the interim government is using state institutions to carry out discrimination against minorities.
Sheikh Hasina has turned the country into hell. She’s trying to regain power to make Bangladesh a living hell again. But that won’t happen, he says
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By bno Chennai bureau Bangladesh under interim leader Muhammad Yunus is facing growing scrutiny. Human Rights Watch (HRW) an NGO known for its controversial truth to power stances, warns of ongoing security force abuses similar to those seen under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
There are a lot of folks outside Bangladesh who are rooting for this democratic transition to work and can bring some expertise to the table. The government should seek technical assistance, monitoring, and reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN rights experts.
Awami League has announced a series of political programs, including a general strike and a nationwide blockade.
According to the HRW report, "Officers involved in enforced disappearances also told Human Rights Watch that Sheikh Hasina or senior government had knowledge of incommunicado detentions, and that, in some cases, Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings".
But are the allegations against the British MP politically motivated? Is the Yunus-led interim government settling scores with Hasina?