, Sept. 30 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who is attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly, has trashed the allegations of communal persecutions under his administration.

"One of the specialties of India right now is fake news," the Nobel Laureate said in an interview with Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York, before declaiming, "There's no anti-Hindu violence."

In November, around 30,000 Hindus in Bangladesh gathered to protest Yunus' interim government, with Donald Trump even weighing in to call Bangladesh's treatment of Hindus 'barbaric'.

Emphasising Bangladesh's tradition of communal harmony, Prof Yunus recently said, "This country belongs to all of us and is a safe abode for everyone, regard...