Bangladesh Political Crisis: Nobel Prize winner Professor Mohammad Yunus became the head of the interim government of Bangladesh after the student movement in 2024. He is now able to surround himself under political military and social pressure. He recently said in a meeting that if I cannot work then what is the meaning of being the main advisor. His gesture was to resign from his post. It is feared that he has also made this statement because there is a lack of consent in political parties. Apart from this, the delay in deciding the election date and the deep mistrust between the army and the government can also be the main reason.
In Bangladesh, Army Chief General Waqar-e-Zaman has warned to hold elections by December 2025. Along with this, he rejected the human corridor scheme on the Myanmar border of the Yunus government as a blood corridor. According to a report by Dhaka Tribune, Army Chief General Waqar-Uz Zaman said on the decision of Mohammad Yunus that no action would be tolerated against Bangladesh’s sovereignty. This comment clearly indicates that the army is now impacting not only in the role of inspector, but also on policy decisions.

BNP leader Khandkar’s warning

The opposition government is continuously protesting in Bangladesh, which is seen on Mohammad Yunus. BNP and opposition demands that the clear date of election be announced. The decision of 2020 Dhaka Mayor election was recognized. The case against Awami League should be intensified. At the same time, BNP leader Khandakar Musharraf Hussain clearly said that if the government does not meet the expectations of the people, then we can withdraw support.

Human Rights Watch and International Critic

Human Rights Watch has also made many allegations against the Younis government. According to Human Rights Watch, the Unus government is working to crush fundamental freedom. The former ruling Awami worked to impose a political ban on the League, which is not morally right. The HRW report has revealed that the government is recurring the previous dictatorial style.

Yunus’s moral challenge

Yunus, who is once considered the hope of democracy at one time, is now feeling a hurdle of his own promises. He promised that democracy would be restored in the country, transparency and political coordination of elections would be seen. However, in view of the current situation, nothing like this seems to be happening.

India-Bangladesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim government chief Mohammad Yunus met separately during the BIMSTEC conference in Bangkok on Friday. In this meeting, the two leaders interacted on mutual issues. After this, Mohammad Yunus press secretary Shafiqul Alam posted some wrong and misleading things on this meeting on social media.

Shafiqul Alam claimed in his Facebook post on 4 April that in this conversation, PM Modi agreed to extradition of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also said that Sheikh Hasina did not treat Younus well. However, this post was later deleted as the claims made in it were completely wrong and misleading.

What did Shafiqul Alam claim in his post?

Shafiqul Alam wrote in a Facebook post that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mohammad Yunus met in a very respectable atmosphere. He claimed that PM Modi praised Yunus’s work and said that India’s relationship with Sheikh Hasina is fine, but his attitude was not respectable for Younus. In the post, Shafiqul also wrote that when Mohammad Yunus raised the matter of bringing Sheikh Hasina back to Dhaka, PM Modi’s response was not negative. He said that he is confident that one day Sheikh Hasina will be extradited.

Know what the Government of India said?

According to the report of India Today, sources associated with the Government of India described Shafiqul Alam’s statements as completely wrong and misleading. He said that there was no such thing between Prime Minister Modi and Mohammad Yunus and the details given by Bangladesh are inspired by politics. According to sources, PM Modi clearly said during the conversation that such rhetoric should be avoided which can unnecessarily harm the relations between India and Bangladesh.

What was the conversation between PM Modi-Mohammed Younus?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim government advisor Mohammad Yunus had a separate meeting during the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on 4 April. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Egypt said that in this meeting, PM Modi expressed concern over the situation of minorities in Bangladesh. He said that India realizes the seriousness of this issue and it is expected that the Bangladesh government will work properly on it.

PM Modi also said that India wants Bangladesh to become a democratic, peaceful, developed and carrying everyone along. He also told that India wants to have a strong and better relationship with Bangladesh.

In the meeting, issues related to Sheikh Hasina were also discussed. This issue was raised by Bangladesh. PM Modi suggested that such rhetoric should be avoided which can harm the relationship between the two countries. The meeting was held at a time when Mohammad Yunus was in controversy due to the visit of China. During his visit to China, Younus told the government there that the real protector of the Bay of Bengal is Bangladesh and India have some limitations. He also invited China to invest extensively in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Political Crisis: The political situation in Bangladesh has remained unstable for the last few days, and as a result the possibility of coup has increased. On Monday, the Bangladesh army held an emergency meeting amid political tension, in which the country’s leading military officials participated. Since this meeting, there are speculations that the army may soon control power.

The emergency meeting of the army included 5 Lt Gen, 8 Major General (GOC), Commanding Officer of Independent Brigade and other chief officers of Army Headquarters. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss the army’s strategy amid political instability. The army has increased its activism since this meeting, due to which the possibility of coup has become stronger.

Mohammad Yunus’s power and dissatisfaction
Ever since Mohammad Yunus has taken power, dissatisfaction and mistrust has been increasing in Bangladesh. Various political parties and students have also raised their voice against the army, which has also created a situation of protest inside the army. According to reports, the army can now pressurize the President to declare emergency or remove Mohammad Yunus from power.

National Unity Government Scheme
The army is planning to form a national unity government, which will be completely under the army. The purpose of this government will be to eliminate the political instability of the country. According to sources, this step of coupling the army can be taken because since Yunus came to power, there has been an increased dissatisfaction with the people.

China tour and regional relations
Mohammad Yunus is going to visit China soon, which is important for Bangladesh. This tour can not only affect the political equations of the country, but can also change the China-Bangladesh relations, which will affect the regional power balance.