Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has rejected claims of rising violence against Hindus, calling reports “fake news" and accusing India of spreading disinformation. Speaking to British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan for his platform Zeteo, Yunus defended his government against accusations of religious persecution following the August 2024 revolution that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

“First of all, these are fake news. You can’t go by those. Fake news,” Yunus said. When Hasan cited evidence of mob attacks, vandalism, and the arrest of a Hindu monk for raising a religious flag, Yunus insisted, “One of the specialty of India right now is fake news. Okay, barrage of fake news.”

Pressed on whether anti-Hindu violence had increased under his administration, Yunus downp

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