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Yunus Links SAARC Stagnation to India's Hosting of Hasina

9/27/2025

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Prof. Mohammed Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, says India hosts former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid tensions.
He links South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) stagnation to India's role and Bangladesh student movements.
The last SAARC summit was Kathmandu in November 2014; next in Islamabad was canceled after Uri attack, with Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan withdrawing.

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Prof. Mohammed Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, says India hosts former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid tensions.
He links South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) stagnation to India's role and Bangladesh student movements.
The last SAARC summit was Kathmandu in November 2014; next in Islamabad was canceled after Uri attack, with Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan withdrawing.