India’s Modi offers ‘support’ to Bangladesh’s Yunus

TDT | Manama

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered yesterday support to the interim leader of neighbouring Bangladesh, who took power after Sheikh Hasina was ousted.

The comments were made following a phone call between Modi and Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is heading the caretaker administration formed after ex-prime minister Hasina fled to India.

Modi “reaffirmed India’s support for democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive Bangladesh”, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The security situation has since far improved. Modi “underlined the importance of ensuring the safety and protection of Hindus and all other minority communities in Bangladesh,” India’s foreign ministry said.

Bangladesh’s new interim government has already said it is committed to restore law and order and to protect all minorities.

Second retired general to join interim cabinet

A second retired military general was sworn into Bangladesh's interim government on Friday, one of four new additions to the caretaker administration formed.

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, 71, and three others joined the "council of advisers", the de facto cabinet now running Bangladesh under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.