No violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, it's Indian fake news: Yunus

Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, dismissed claims of any violence against Hindus in the country as "fake news" floated by India.

"One of the specialities of India right now is fake news. A barrage of fake news," he told US journalist Mehdi Hassan in an interview last week.

He said there are "normal conflicts" between neighbours over land demarcation and other local issues, maintaining that these fights shouldn't be painted communally.

Yunus went on to dismiss several international reports of communal violence against Hindus in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government last year.

"I would say, government is very alert on that one because this is the one thing that India is always pushing that we are bringing pressure...," he further said.

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