“The damage she had done was monumental,” Yunus told the Guardian, describing the state of Bangladesh when he took charge. View image in fullscreen Celebrations at Parliament House after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka in August. Photograph: Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto/Rex/ShutterstockYunus’s return to Bangladesh was heralded as the dawn of a new era for the country. Yunus is determined to frame the country’s woes as consequences of Hasina’s rule: “Hasina’s regime wasn’t a government, it was a family of bandits. In a speech, Trump alleged millions of USAid dollars earmarked for strengthening Bangladesh political landscape had been used to elect a “radical left communist” without offering any evidence.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2025 02:25 UTC