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‘I knew nothing about it’: Bangladesh president says Yunus kept him in the dark over foreign trips
President Shahabuddin accused former interim leader Yunus of sidelining the presidency, violating constitutional norms, and blocking his foreign visits during the transitional government.
- Mohammed Shahabuddin, the president, told Kaler Kantho that Muhammad Yunus sidelined the presidency and violated constitutional norms during the interim government in an interview published Monday, February 23, 2026.
- Shahabuddin said Yunus failed to follow post-trip briefing rules, repeatedly bypassing constitutional procedures by not briefing the president after 14 to 15 foreign trips during the interim government, recently ended.
- Describing his treatment, Shahabuddin said he felt `palace imprisonment` and was `completely in the dark`, alleging letters were sent in his name, portraits removed, and his press department taken away.
- Armed forces and BNP leadership, including Tarique Rahman, backed Shahabuddin during the attempted removal, preventing escalation.
- Against a backdrop of an earlier power vacuum, Shahabuddin said the interim administration undermined constitutional balance after Sheikh Hasina fled to New Delhi on August 8, 2024, when he administered Yunus the oath.
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‘Multiple plots to overthrow me’: Bangladesh president says Yunus tried creating ‘constitutional vacuum’
In interview to Bangla paper, Shahabuddin slams previous Yunus administration, including student leaders who led July Uprising, alleges ‘conspiracies’ to remove him, thanks BNP & army.
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