The BNP’s victory
Mohammad Yunus formed the interim government after the July 2024 revolution and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s escape to India.
Mohammad Yunus formed the interim government after the July 2024 revolution and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s escape to India.
By grouping India’s northeastern states alongside sovereign nations, the outgoing Bangladeshi leader blurred the political boundaries amid already strained India-Bangladesh ties.
The controversy places early pressure on Bangladesh’s political transition, with questions emerging over accountability in the outgoing administration as new leadership prepares to assume control.
The Awami League party will not be allowed to contest the February 2026 Bangladesh national parliamentary elections.
The family of Sharif Osman bin Hadi has blamed the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government for failing to protect him.
Prof C R Abrar met Rabilal Das, father of Dipu Chandra Das, and assured him that justice would be delivered to his son.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the Yunus-led interim government of failing to control violence in Dhaka, warning that unrest is harming internal stability and ties with India.
Seven have been arrested in the killing of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh, as Taslima Nasreen’s reaction sharpens focus on mob violence and minority safety in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh descended into widespread violence Thursday night after coordinated mobs ran riot across the capital Dhaka and many other cities. The violence that continued into early Friday was triggered by the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, who was a prominent leader of Bangladesh's student uprising in July last year.
Following Sheikh Hasina's conviction, Yunus said, "Justice will not merely survive in Bangladesh. It will prevail and sustain."
