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Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. The IMF will release $1.3 billion to Bangladesh in June after a fourth review of a $4.7 billion loan, the country’s finance ministry has said. The government has dissolved the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to meet a key IMF condition. Dhaka: …

Dhaka: A former Bangladesh army officer and close aide of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has suggested that Dhaka should collaborate with China to occupy India’s northeastern states if it attacks Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Yunus’ interim government on Friday distanced itself from the remarks made by …

New Delhi: India has issued a strong diplomatic rebuke to Bangladesh following the kidnapping and killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu minority leader in northern Bangladesh. In a sharply worded statement, New Delhi condemned the incident and accused the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladeshi interim government of failing to protect …

New Delhi/Dhaka: Ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina tore into the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government on Sunday, branding him as a “self-centered loan shark” who plotted the country’s downfall with foreign players to quench his thirst for power. In an eight-minute virtual address, she also raised doubts over what killed Abu …

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today delivered a sharp rebuttal to Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, days after the latter described India’s Northeast as “landlocked” and positioned Bangladesh as the “guardian of ocean access” for the region. Mr Jaishankar highlighted India’s strategic role in the Bay of Bengal …

New Delhi: The remarks by Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladesh interim government’s chief advisor, on the Northeastern states have drawn sharp reactions in India. While Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has described the remarks as “offensive”, Congress’s Pawan Khera has said Dhaka’s approach is dangerous for the Northeast and questioned …