Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has dismissed allegations of persecution against the Hindu minority under the interim government, calling the claims misinformation.
“There is no anti-Hindu violence,” Yunus said in an interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan for Zeteo, conducted on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. He went further, suggesting that “one of the specialties of India right now is fake news.”
Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, assumed leadership of the interim government following the July 2024 uprising that forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from power. Reflecting on his appointment, he admitted he was initially reluctant. “I was surprised,” he said. “If you have sacrificed so much, I will change my mind,” he recalled telling protestors who had urged him to take the role.
The interview, released on September 29, also touched on several sensitive issues, including the delay of national elections, the Rohingya refugee crisis, and the government’s decision to ban activities of the Awami League, which Yunus described as a fascist organization.
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