Yunus mentions 'Northeast' in speech as he bows out

On his past time arsenic Bangladesh main adviser, Muhammad Yunus connected Monday claimed that the interim govt led by him has been capable to firmly reconstruct the country's sovereignty, nationalist interests and dignity successful overseas argumentation - an allusion to erstwhile PM Sheikh Hasina's proximity to India.

"Bangladesh is nary longer a state with submissive overseas argumentation oregon babelike connected the instructions and proposal of different countries, today's Bangladesh is confident, active, and liable successful protecting its autarkic interests," said Yunus successful a televised code to the nation, a time up of the interim govt handing implicit powerfulness to the caller govt led by BNP's Tarique Rahman.Tarique, the lad erstwhile premier Khaleda Zia, volition instrumentality oath of bureau arsenic Bangladesh's PM on with his furniture members connected Tuesday.In his astir 25-minute speech, Yunus - who took complaint of Bangladesh connected Aug 8, 2024, arsenic main advisor - did not miss retired connected mentioning the "Northeast region". Bangladesh tin supply immense imaginable for economical prosperity for the Northeast region, including India's "seven sister states, Nepal and Bhutan"."Through economical zones, commercialized agreements, and entree to duty-free markets, a beardown instauration volition beryllium established for this portion to go a planetary manufacturing hub," helium said. "Our unfastened oversea is not conscionable a geographical boundary, it is an unfastened doorway for Bangladesh to link with the planetary economy," Yunus saidHis comments past twelvemonth that India's "landlocked Northeast faced the imaginable of becoming an hold of Chinese economy" had led to further straining of New Delhi-Dhaka ties, which had deed a debased aft Hasina's ouster arsenic PM.

Before his address, Yunus connected Monday participated successful a little farewell ceremonial astatine his office, drafting the curtains connected a tenure marked by anti-India posturing, emergence of extremism, unabated attacks connected minorities, peculiarly Hindus, and instability. Yunus had small to accidental successful his code to officials, but for thanking past for their support.