Yunus faces angry protest at NY airport; hears, ‘Terrorist’, ‘You Destroy Democracy’ slogans

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Former interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus faced angry remarks from a group of Bangladeshi expatriates at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday.

Yunus arrived from Doha on a Qatar Airways flight on 12 October. Several expatriates confronted him at Terminal 8, according to a video circulating on social media.

The footage showed people shouting at Yunus as he was wheeled out of the airport. They called him a “terrorist” and accused him of killing Bangladeshis, undermining democracy and being responsible for the deaths of thousands of police personnel. Some also shouted, “Go back”.

Security personnel later escorted him away.

Several people at the airport said Yunus and Lamia Morshed, who was accompanying him, quickly moved back inside during the incident.

The identities of those involved and further details of the incident could not be independently confirmed.