Bangladesh: Former Leader of Soros' Open Society Foundations Meets Yunus in Dhaka
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Dhaka, Dec 8 (NationPress) Mark Malloch-Brown, the former President of the Open Society Foundations created by the Hungarian-born billionaire US investor George Soros, had a meeting with Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government in Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Sunday.
"Lord Mark Malloch-Brown calls on Chief Advisor Bangladesh," Yunus' office shared on X, along with an image from the meeting.
Brown, who has also held positions with the United Nations, World Bank, and served as a minister in the British government, resigned from his role in June 2024 after Binaifer Nowrojee was appointed as the new president of the Open Society Foundations.
In recent years, the nonagenarian Soros has made his aim clear to oust nationalist governments, including that of India.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar referred to Soros as an "old, wealthy, opinionated, and dangerous" individual for his continuous attempts to damage India’s reputation and democratic framework.
Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton characterized Soros as a "left-winger" with "a significant amount of money" during an exclusive interview with IANS, noting that his opinions should not be mistaken for Washington's stance on various critical matters.
"Soros is indeed a left winger by American political standards and possesses a substantial fortune. He invests a lot in American politics and there are certainly reports indicating that he allocates considerable funds globally as well. Some reports about his activities are more reliable than others, but overall, I do not share his worldview," Bolton remarked in October.
Notably, the Brown-Yunus meeting occurred just prior to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's scheduled Foreign Office Consultations with his Bangladeshi counterpart Jashim Uddin in Dhaka on Monday.
Relations between India and Bangladesh have deteriorated significantly over recent months as India expresses deep concern over the rise in extremist rhetoric, increasing violence, and provocations, particularly directed at the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
Earlier this week, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh accused Yunus of being the "mastermind of mass killings" and orchestrating assaults on minorities in the country.
While virtually addressing an Awami League event in New York, Hasina criticized Yunus for allegedly targeting Hindu temples, including ISKCON sites, and other religious locations for minorities in Bangladesh.
"Today, I have been accused of mass killings. In reality, it is Muhammad Yunus who is responsible for mass killings through a deliberate scheme along with his student coordinators. They are the masterminds," she claimed.
The minority populations in Bangladesh, particularly Hindus, have faced severe attacks from Islamist factions following the establishment of the interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.
