Bangladesh's Yunus hopes US ties will strengthen despite Trump victory

19/11/2024 13:51

        Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus hopes ties with the U.S., the biggest buyer of Bangladeshi clothes, will strengthen despite strong criticism from President-elect Donald Trump on violence against minorities in the Muslim-majority nation.
        
        "Foreign policies don't usually change because of a change in the president," Yunus told The Hindu newspaper, referring to Trump's victory in this month's U.S. presidential election.
        
        "It's a very good relationship that we have built over years with the U.S. Our hope is that it will be strengthened."
        
        Trump in a X post at the end of October said: "I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a total state of chaos".
        
        Bangladesh's neighbour and Hindu-majority India has strong cultural and business ties with Bangladesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has also expressed concern over the spate of attacks on Hindus.