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Bangladeshi Expats Protest Against Yunus Outside UN HQ

  • By Thetripurapost Web Desk, New York
  • Sep 27, 2025
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Bangladeshi expatriates staged a strong protest outside the United Nations Headquarters on Friday against Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus. The demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Yunus is Pakistani” and “Go back to Pakistan”, accusing him of working with Islamist groups and attempting to turn Bangladesh into a “Taliban-like country.”

Protesters alleged that since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted on August 5, 2024, violence against minorities has surged. According to them, Yunus’s regime has witnessed increasing atrocities against Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians. They demanded the release of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, whom they claim has been imprisoned illegally.

A protester told ANI, “We are against the atrocities against Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and other minorities. Yunus seized power illegally, and attacks on minorities have increased since then.”

Reports by the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council indicate that between August 4 and December 31, 2024, communal violence left 32 Hindus dead, 13 women victims of rape and harassment, and 133 temples attacked.

 

Background: Fall of Hasina Government

Sheikh Hasina’s government was toppled on August 5, 2024, following months of student protests. She was forced to flee the country as the police and administration collapsed overnight, leaving minorities vulnerable to mob attacks.

Yunus Defends Regime at UNGA

On the same day, Yunus addressed the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing Bangladesh as being on a “journey of development.”

He said, “Last year, at this gathering, I spoke of a country that had undergone a popular uprising. I shared with you our aspirations for change. Today, I stand here to tell you how far we have come on that journey.”

Yunus also called for reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and stressed the importance of international cooperation.


Strained India-Bangladesh Relations

Yunus acknowledged tensions with India, accusing New Delhi of spreading “fake news” portraying his regime as an Islamist movement. He said at an event in New York on September 25 that “India did not like the work of the student leaders” and claimed India was backing Sheikh Hasina, who remains in India since her ouster.

Yunus remarked, “They say that I am also a Taliban. This is propaganda. Hasina’s presence in India is complicating relations between the two countries because she is hosting those who created all these problems.”