Propaganda, Not Primarily based On Details: Bangladeshs Yunus Rubbishes Experiences Of Assault On Hindus
Days after India expressed its concern over atrocities in opposition to minorities together with Hindus in Bangladesh, the neighbouring nation’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus launched a scathing assault in opposition to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina whereas dismissing the studies of the atrocities. Yunus termed the media studies of assaults in opposition to Hindus baseless and devoid of information.
“A lot of what’s being stated about this difficulty is propaganda and never based mostly on information,” Yunus instructed Nikkei Asia. The interim chief additionally requested Indian journalists to go to Bangladesh to research these claims and report the truth.
The Indian authorities has raised considerations over the protection of minority Hindus in Bangladesh following studies of assaults on their properties, companies, and temples. New Delhi has urged Dhaka to take concrete steps to guard its Hindu group and guarantee their safety.
Yunus additionally criticised Hasina alleging that the previous PM destroyed every part. Hasina faces fees of crimes in opposition to humanity for deaths through the summer season’s student-led rebellion. The interim authorities has sought assist from Interpol to arrest Hasina. He pledged to carry basic elections in Bangladesh ushering in constitutional and judicial reforms, together with an electoral overhaul.
“We want complete reforms within the economic system, governance, forms and judiciary,” stated the 84-year-old Nobel laureate.
Yunus additionally hailed China saying that Beijing is a ‘good friend’. He stated that China is supporting Bangladesh in varied methods together with from constructing roads and energy crops to seaports.
On Sunday, Bangladesh’s Excessive Court docket overturned the convictions of Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, together with 48 others, in reference to a lethal grenade assault on a political rally in 2004. The acquittal comes at a pivotal second as Bangladesh grapples with heightened political tensions, following the exile of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in August after a mass rebellion that claimed tons of of lives.
In the meantime, Jamaat-e-Islami occasion, which shared energy with Zia’s occasion in 2001-2006 with necessary portfolios within the Cupboard, stated it needs to permit the Yunus-led authorities to remain in energy to usher in reforms in varied sectors earlier than a brand new election.
