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Bangladesh interim government head Mohammad Yunus
India-Bangladesh relations: In a significant development after India terminated the transshipment facility that allowed export of Bangladesh cargo to third countries using Indian land, Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus is on backfoot. The government of Bangladesh led by the Noble laureate is facing significant economic issues and and in order to increase its revenues, it is requesting India and Nepal to use the Chittagong port of Bangladesh. Here are all the details you need to know about the recent development.
'This will be a great opportunity for us. Once the plans of the interim government are implemented properly, it will improve the country's economy and create employment opportunities for thousands of people', Muhammad Yunus was quoted as saying in a report carried by the Live Hindustan. Bangladesh urges India to use Chittagong port
'If the heart is weak, no doctor can make it function better. So we have to make it world-class. This heart should be connected to our neighbours. I mentioned Nepal and the seven northeastern states of India – the Seven Sisters. If they join in, they will benefit, and so will we. Those who don't join in will be left behind', he added.
For a background, Muhammad Yunus has given many anti-India statements including threatening India on the northeastern states. This time, he is requesting India's northeastern states and Nepal to use the Chittagong port of Bangladesh. Bangladesh officially bans Hasina-led Awami League
In another significant development, Bangladesh issued a gazette notification, officially banning all activities of deposed premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party under an overnight revised anti-terrorism law.
'The Home Ministry today issued the gazette notification banning all activities of the Awami League, its all front, associate and brotherly organisations,' Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Jahangir Alam told a media briefing here.
According to the notification, Awami League and its affiliated organisations were banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2025 until Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) completed the trial of its leaders and activists, said a Home Ministry official.
The official said Section 18 of the revised law empowered the government to declare any 'entity' or organisation alongside an individual if they were found involved in terrorism based on reasonable grounds.
(With inputs from agencies)
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