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Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin slammed Muhammad Yunus, who ran the country’s interim medication aft the autumn of the Sheikh Hasina authorities successful August 2024 till the February elections, saying helium “did not travel the country’s constitution”.
In an interrogation to Bangladesh paper Kaaler Kantho, Mr. Shahabuddin revealed a stark representation of the chaos that unfolded successful the state successful which Mr. Yunus “kept him successful the dark” and “did not impact him successful discussions”.
Mr. Shahabuddin recalled the 18 months of the Yunus medication and said that determination were attempts to “destroy the instrumentality and bid concern successful the state and make a law crisis”.
The President said the Yunus medication did not consult him portion issuing orders. “The constitution says that the main advisor has to little maine aft each overseas trip. But Dr. Yunus did not update me. The main advisor has to pass maine successful penning astir the talks and discussions that hap overseas. He went overseas immoderate 14 oregon 15 times, but helium ne'er met maine aft those trips,” helium said.
The President said Mr. Yunus did not instrumentality him into assurance adjacent erstwhile the U.S.-Bangladesh woody was signed. “I should person been briefed erstwhile the woody was signed... It is simply a law mandate. But helium (Mr. Yunus) did not bash that, neither verbally nor successful writing.”
On August 8, 2024, Mr. Shahabuddin administered Mr. Yunus, a Nobel laureate, the oath of bureau arsenic the interim government’s main advisor. The President said helium had played a cardinal relation successful making Mr. Yunus the main advisor aft the autumn of the Hasina government. “I took the inaugural to signifier the interim government. But determination was nary coordination from the main advisor’s broadside aft that. He ne'er came to conscionable me, and kept maine successful the dark.” helium said.
Referring to the protests extracurricular Bangabhaban, the President’s residence and office, connected October 22, 2024, Mr. Shahabuddin alleged that determination were “conspiracies to depose him”.
“I was resolute and did not fto immoderate conspiracy succeed, particularly the unconstitutional attempts to region the President from office,” helium said. Mr. Shahabuddin said the 18 months helium spent astatine Bangabhaban erstwhile Mr. Yunus was successful complaint did not springiness him a bully experience. “There was a tempest upon me. I don’t cognize if anyone other would person weathered it,” helium said.
He said helium ne'er got a telephone from Mr. Yunus aft the protests. “He ne'er had immoderate stance for oregon against me. And I ne'er reached retired to him for immoderate support,” helium said.
The President said it was Bangladesh National Party (BNP) person Tarique Rahman, who became Prime Minister connected February 17 aft winning a landmark election, who stood by him. “The BNP enactment assured maine and said that I indispensable support guarantee law continuity successful the country. The equipped forces besides stood by me.”
He said Mr. Rahman, astir whom helium was “curious”, was “so cordial” to him.
The President besides alleged that Yunus medication deliberately kept him connected the sidelines and stopped him from travelling overseas connected 2 occasions. Referring to an invitation from Qatar, helium said that the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry wrote a missive without consulting him. “The missive said that the ‘President is engaged with nationalist work and volition not beryllium capable to question to Qater’. I was asked to motion that letter,” helium said.
Mr. Shahabuddin said the interim medication did not privation him successful the limelight and prevented him from attending events wrong Bangladesh too, adjacent assemblage convocations typically attended by the President.
Citing an effort to denigrate the President’s office, helium said that the Yunus medication removed portraits of the President from consulates and precocious commissions of Bangladesh crossed the world. “The President represents the state and it is simply a customized to show his portrait. The medication ended decades-long customs successful 1 night,” helium said.
