Yunus Aide Says Bangladesh Student Leaders Reached Out Two Days Before Hasina's Ouster

Yunus aide says Bangladesh student leaders reached out two days before Hasina's ouster

Former interim government spokesperson Shafiqul Alam says plans to bring Yunus into Bangladesh’s leadership began before Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.

Bangladesh regime change: Hasina's ouster was planned days before Aug 5, says Yusuf's aide

In a Facebook post on October 28, Alam alleged that Qadaruddin Shishir, who was then with AFP's fact-checking team in Dhaka, helped arrange initial discussions between Yunus and student leaders who wanted him to head an interim government after Hasina's departure. Alam's account suggests that discussions about who would lead Bangladesh after Hasina had begun before she fled the country on August 5, 2024.

Bangladesh regime change: AFP journalist contacted Yunus even before Hasina's exit

An AFP journalist secretly helped student protesters establish contact with Muhammad Yunus even before PM Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh on August 5, 2024. The revelation by Yunus's former press secretary, himself an ex-AFP journalist, raises fresh questions about how the Nobel laureate was approached to lead a post-Hasina government following the regime change in Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina's Regime Change Was Planned Days Before Her Ouster: Yunus Aide

Hasina has accused the Yunus administration of allowing perpetrators of violence to escape accountability while pursuing politically motivated cases against Awami League members.

​Muhammad Yunus Was Tapped to Lead Bangladesh Interim Government 2 Days Before Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster, Ex-Aide Reveals

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was approached to head Bangladesh’s interim government two days before former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following mass student protests in August 2024, according to new revelations from a former senior official. ​Shafiqul Alam, who previously served as Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, disclosed the details in […] The post ​Muhammad Yunus Was Tapped to Lead Bangladesh Interim Govern…

Who is Qadaruddin Shishir? How AFP journalist helped student protesters connect with Muhammad Yunus days before Sheikh Hasina ouster

Yunus's former press secretary Shafiqul Alam, who was Shishir's former colleague at AFP, revealed that Qadaruddin Shishir was the trusted bridge-builder the students needed