Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus dismissed widespread reports of violence against Hindus in the country, describing them as “fake news.” In an interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan, Yunus flatly rejected allegations that his government had failed to protect religious minorities. “First of all, these are fake news. You can’t go by those. Fake news,” Yunus said when pressed about demonstrations by Hindus and international criticism, including US president Donald Trump’s comments last year that violence in Bangladesh was “barbaric.” When Hasan cited reports of mob attacks, vandalism, and the arrest of a Hindu monk for raising a religious flag, Yunus doubled down and making a wild claim about India: “One of the specialty of India right now is fake news. Okay, barrage of fake n

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