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Members of the Bangladeshi diaspora held a massive protest against the country's interim government's chief advisor, Muhammad Yunus, outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. Yunus is in New York yo attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Accusing Yunus of overseeing the increase in atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, the protesters shouted 'Yunus is Pakistani, Go back to Pakistan' slogans. The protesters were majorly backers and supporters of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The protestors accused the Bangladesh's chief advisor of bias and poor governance. The protesters alleged that there is a "dire condition" in Bangladesh. Since Yunus assumed power, minorities, including Hindus and people of other religions, have faced killings, and millions have fled the country, they said. "We are protesting against the illegal Yunus regime, as after the 5th of August 2024, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to leave the country for security reasons, and Yunus captured the country, and since then, minorities, Hindus and people from other religions have been killed since the 5th of August," a protester told news agency ANI. "Millions of people had to leave their country, especially Hindus...It's a dire condition in Bangladesh, and this is the reason people are here to just protest, and Yunus has to leave the power and should go for an election," he added. Another protestor stated that Yunus is making Bangladesh a "Taliban country, a terrorist country." "We are here today in front of the United Nations to protest against Dr Yunus, who is making Bangladesh a Taliban country, a terrorist country, and he is committing all the atrocities against the Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and all religious minorities...We demand the release of the religious priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, whom Dr Yunus has unlawfully kept in jail. We demand his release...He should step down," he said. Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepping down from her post last year following months of protest. Hasina's 15-year rule was toppled by a students-led uprising in Bangladesh, following which she fled the country as is believed to be living in India at an undisclosed location. Earlier on Friday, Yunus addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, marking his second speech at the world body since assuming power. "Last year, in this august assembly, I spoke to you from a country that had just witnessed a popular uprising. I shared with you our aspirations for transformation. Today, I stand here to tell you how far we have come on that journey. Out of every 100 people on this planet, nearly three live in Bangladesh," Yunus told the delegates. (With agency inputs)
