Downplaying concerns around minority repression in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Mohammad Yunus, in an interview with Mehdi Hasan, dismissed media reports on anti-Hindu violence in the country and pointed out that “one of the specialities of India now is fake news.” A barrage of fake news, he said.

In an interview with Mehdi Hassan on the sidelines of UN General Assembly, Yunus claimed that reports of anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh are exaggerated by the Indian media. “These are fake news; you cannot rely on them,” he said.

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Referring to US President Donald Trump’s comment that violence in Bangladesh is barbaric, Yunus added, “This is fake news. You cannot go by that. Donald Trump does not know what is really happening in Bangladesh.”

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