New Delhi: Bangladesh's interim regime chief adviser Muhammad Yunus may face challenges dealing with the new Trump administration in the US due to his past statements on Donald Trump and the president elect's perceived limited interest in the South Asian country.
In 2016, just after Trump won the presidential elections for the first time, delivering a lecture in Paris, Yunus had said, "Trump's win has hit us so hard that this morning I could hardly speak. I lost all strength. Should I even come here? Of course, I should, we must not allow this lapse into depression, we will overcome these dark clouds."
Yunus' past views on Trump and the latter's public condemnation of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh may make it difficult for the Nobel laureate to deal with Washington DC.
Meanwhile, less than 24 hours after the victory of Trump, Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman held an online meeting with his Indian counterpart General Upendra Dwivedi - their his first such meeting since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in early August, in what may be viewed as an outreach exercise.
Zaman, who is a relative of Hasina, played a critical role in the former prime minister's safe passage to India on August 5, but later has been hesitant to take tough action against deteriorating law and order situation in the country.
It is no secret that Democrats had openly courted Yunus whose links with key Democrats were visible during his recent visit to the USA for the UN General Assembly.
ET has learnt that the outgoing Biden administration was finalising a financial package for Bangladesh and encouraging the Yunus regime to undertake political reforms before elections. This had irked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, who were part of the movement to oust Hasina and wanted quick elections to grab power.
Hasina, meanwhile, has reached out to Trump, congratulating him and desiring support in future. Hasina said she is committed to work together with the Republican to advance the "bilateral and multilateral interests of both countries".
Interestingly Hasina referred to herself as the PM in the congratulatory letter sent to Trump.
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Yunus' past views on Trump and the latter's public condemnation of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh may make it difficult for the Nobel laureate to deal with Washington DC.
Meanwhile, less than 24 hours after the victory of Trump, Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman held an online meeting with his Indian counterpart General Upendra Dwivedi - their his first such meeting since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in early August, in what may be viewed as an outreach exercise.
Zaman, who is a relative of Hasina, played a critical role in the former prime minister's safe passage to India on August 5, but later has been hesitant to take tough action against deteriorating law and order situation in the country.
It is no secret that Democrats had openly courted Yunus whose links with key Democrats were visible during his recent visit to the USA for the UN General Assembly.
ET has learnt that the outgoing Biden administration was finalising a financial package for Bangladesh and encouraging the Yunus regime to undertake political reforms before elections. This had irked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, who were part of the movement to oust Hasina and wanted quick elections to grab power.
Hasina, meanwhile, has reached out to Trump, congratulating him and desiring support in future. Hasina said she is committed to work together with the Republican to advance the "bilateral and multilateral interests of both countries".
Interestingly Hasina referred to herself as the PM in the congratulatory letter sent to Trump.
