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B’desh: Awami League accuses chief advisor Yunus of aligning with Islamist hardliners

B’desh: Awami League accuses chief advisor Yunus of aligning with Islamist hardliners

Dhaka, Sep 19 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party accused Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of the interim government of aligning with Islamist hardliners in a calculated manner warning that such moves are dragging the country into the abyss of religious fundamentalism. Slamming Yunus, the party alleged that “under his watch, banned outfits like Hizb ut-Tahrir have resurfaced, convicted militants have been released, and extremist leaders are being welcomed into the political and administrative mainstream,” “Shrines have been desecrated, minorities terrorized, women’s rights dismantled, and secularism itself is being erased from textbooks and constitutional language. This isn’t a failure of governance;…
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