Army Chief General Zaman vs Chief Adviser Prof Yunus: Power Struggle in Bangladesh over Timing of Election

Who Is Bangladesh Army Chief Zaman Going After Yunus? Hasina’s Kin Who Delhi Had Warned Her Against

Indian intelligence warned against appointing Waker-Uz-Zaman as Bangladesh's Army Chief due to health and pro-Pakistan concerns. Hasina's decision led to political upheaval.

Army Chief General Zaman vs Chief Adviser Prof Yunus: Power struggle in Bangladesh over timing of election

Addressing the Commanding Officers in Wednesday’s meeting, Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman said certain policies of the interim government were not part of the understanding on which the interim government was configured after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government last August.

Patience wears thin in Bangladesh as BNP takes to streets against Yunus govt over mayoral post

BNP leaders say the stir, initially confined to legal dispute with Yunus-led interim govt over mayoral seat, is quickly evolving into broader standoff over deferred general election.

Bangladesh army chief's warning makes Mohammad Yunus go back on Rakhine corridor

Bangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has reversed its stance on the proposed "humanitarian" corridor to Myanmar’s Rakhine State following a strong warning from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman. The general dismissed the plan as a "bloody corridor" and opposed Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain’s unilateral announcement that Bangladesh had agreed to the UN-backed project. The proposal raised alarm in Bangladesh, with growing conce…

No bloody corridor: Bangladesh Army chief's warning makes Yunus govt blink

The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has blinked on the controversial Rakhine corridor plan after Bangladesh Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman issued a stern warning, referring to it as the "bloody corridor". Yunus is believed to have agreed to the Rakhine corridor, seen as a threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty, to cling on to power with the help of the US.

Deepening Rift Between Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh Army Chief?

A round of meetings in Bangladesh has once again led major differences between Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus, per reports.