MNZGamerX
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This is part of the destabilization process underway in Bangladesh with these 'Uber liberal ex NGO and pro Western folks' taking the lead.
Bangladesh Socio-Political Crisis 2024 and onwards
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This is part of the destabilization process underway in Bangladesh with these 'Uber liberal ex NGO and pro Western folks' taking the lead.
PakAl
Elite Member
You think new student party will have any success. Their leader is like 27 years of age, plus they had one gay guy part of the committe but he had to leave due to pressure from the Bangladeshi public and opposition. So just wondering what kind of Bangladesh these youth want?
PakAl
Elite Member
Hope you don't mind but BAL had alot of help and favours from India, Modi when visiting Bangladesh claimed we liberated Bangladesh so Hasina and BAL were under Indian thumb. Moving forward Bangladesh must create its own path, keep friendship with all but own path is a must.
PakAl
Elite Member
I hope AL doesnt come back but history says AL types come back, the world powers love parties like AL and BNP, JI, parties who make big slogans but when in power are willing to compromise to keep their power.
PakAl
Elite Member
This happens always. Look in Egypt, the youth protested against Mubarak, which led to alot of international pressure, then right at the end Muslim Brotherhood came and hijacked the revolution, all the youths were slowly sidelined and MB won the elections, then youth again started to protest and now military led government is in charge with the youth not seen anywhere. The world powers play a big role, otherwise they make threats and blackmails, they want those in power who will compromise.
BananaRepublic
Trusted Member
Seems like they were useful idiots of the agent of chaos - Uncle Sam.
BananaRepublic
Trusted Member
History shows US favours liberals where it wants stability and peace and opts for Islamists where it wants chaos.
It all depends what US wants to create in BD.
But US cannot have a free rein in BD because the two regional powers are extremely influential in BD. And it is in their economic and security interest to have a stable BD.
EU is also a big player and may side with the two regional players.
Btw, price of an independent posture is very high - it’s economic ruin. E.g. Venezuela and Afghanistan.
Mullah types in Bangladesh may think that’s a price worth paying - but the general population and powerful businesses lobby does not.
Strider
Elite Member
He is a Bangladeshi and an Awami League supporter. From some recent trends, they are increasingly taking in the Indian line.
Probably because they have nowhere else to go to.
MNZGamerX
Registered Member
The statement by ISPR was printed on Netra News, quoted the Army Chief's statement:
"The Awami League leaders who are not involved in criminal cases and who have clean image, will be more acceptable if the new Awami League participates in the upcoming National Parliament elections in competitive, fruitful and more acceptable in the international constituency." ”
"The Awami League leaders who are not involved in criminal cases and who have clean image, will be more acceptable if the new Awami League participates in the upcoming National Parliament elections in competitive, fruitful and more acceptable in the international constituency." ”
MNZGamerX
Registered Member
Netra Report
Army dismisses Hasnat’s post as “laughable and immature”
The army headquarters responds to a viral Facebook post by National Citizen Party organiser Hasnat Abdullah, who alleged attempts to rehabilitate the Awami League from within the “cantonment.”
Netra News
March 23rd 2025
The Bangladesh Army on Sunday denied allegations by a prominent organiser of a newly formed political party that he was pressured by senior military officials to accept a so-called “refined” faction of the Awami League, the party ousted from power last August following a popular uprising.
In a statement shared with Netra News, the army headquarters acknowledged that its chief, General Waqar-uz-Zaman, met Hasnat Abdullah on March 11th in Dhaka Cantonment. However, the Army described Abdullah’s assertions as “extremely laughable and an immature array of stories.”
The meeting wasn’t “a matter of summoning them and proposing or pressuring them about the rehabilitation of the Awami League,” the statement said. Instead, it insisted, the meeting occurred at the request of Abdullah and another coordinator of his party, Sarjis Alam, who had long sought a “courtesy meeting” with General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
Abdullah, 27, is a former student activist who helped lead the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. That organisation emerged after protests against a court order reinstating a quota system for government jobs.
These demonstrations eventually contributed to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5th. A handful of student leaders from the movement have served in the subsequent interim cabinet. Among them, Nahid Islam later resigned to establish the National Citizen Party, appointing Abdullah and Alam as regional chief organisers.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Abdullah claimed that he had been presented with an “Indian plan” to rehabilitate the Awami League. He alleged that a “refined” version of the party, led by former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin, and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh—a relative of Ms Hasina and a former mayor of Dhaka—would publicly renounce Hasina’s legacy and pledge to restore the ideals of “Bangabandhu’s Awami League.” In exchange, he wrote, politicians who endorsed this new faction would receive parliamentary seats and other concessions.
The post went viral in Bangladesh, amassing nearly nine hundred thousand reactions, comments, and shares, with many praising the young activist for publicly challenging the military, which still invokes considerable fear, even after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime.
Speaking at a party press conference on Friday night, Abdullah and his party colleagues doubled down on their claims. But he refused to confirm whether the March 11th meeting he referred to involved General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
“I have mentioned ‘cantonment’ there; you can talk there,” he said, declining to give a “binary” yes-or-no answer when pressed by a Netra News reporter. He also claimed they had been “invited to talk” about issues of magistracy power and law and order.
The Army’s statement contradicts much of Abdullah’s version of events, saying that Abdullah and Alam had “for a long time” sought a courtesy call with General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
On March 11th, the Army said, “Sarjis Alam phoned the Military Adviser to the Army Chief to arrange the meeting, and was asked to come to army headquarters.” Instead, the pair was said to have waited at Sena Bhaban, where the general met them after finishing his official duties.
It remains unclear whether Abdullah and Alam had the consent of the National Citizen Party to request the meeting or acted on their own. Another party leader, Nasiruddin Patwari, publicly criticised Abdullah’s Facebook post at an iftar gathering in Sylhet on Saturday, calling it “lacking courtesy.”
Netra News was unable to verify what was discussed during the meeting, although a senior army officer said the initiative originated with Abdullah and Alam. Both men, as well as Patwari, have since maintained that they do not harbour any animosity towards the Army or its leadership.
Neither the pair nor Nahid Islam responded to Netra News’ requests for comments.
In its statement, the army headquarters acknowledged that the topic of Awami League rehabilitation arose, but said General Waqar-uz-Zaman merely offered his personal opinion: that “if Awami League leaders without criminal cases or questionable reputations formed a new version of the Awami League and contested the forthcoming election, it would likely result in a more credible, competitive and fruitful outcome, and might bolster international acceptance.”
Nearly a year after the protest that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India following 15 years of iron-fisted rule, even the possibility of her or her exiled allies returning to Bangladesh — without facing accountability for the atrocities they oversaw, which the United Nations has described as potential crimes against humanity — continues to stir strong emotions across the country.
Abdullah wrote on social media that in the meeting, he asked how one could “forgive a party that still has not apologised,” only to be told: “You people know nothing. You lack wisdom and experience. We have been in this service for at least forty years… Besides, there will be no ‘inclusive’ election without the Awami League.”
The army statement said the chief had offered his opinion that Awami League leaders not facing criminal charges should be included in the political process, noting that he regarded the young activists “like his sons.”
“In reality, this is by no means a matter of summoning them and proposing or pressuring them about the rehabilitation of the Awami League,” the statement said.
General Waqar-uz-Zaman became a focus of national attention after Hasina was toppled. He was involved in negotiations with various political actors that eventually led to an interim government under Nobel laureate economist Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh’s army has historically played a pivotal role in the country’s political upheavals and continues to wield considerable sway in public life. General Waqar-uz-Zaman himself has issued warnings about how protracted mudslinging among different factions could “threaten Bangladesh’s stability and sovereignty.”
But the soft-spoken general has repeatedly denied any desire for direct military intervention, even as speculation continues about the armed forces’ influence on civilian politics.
Nevertheless, unease remains.
For many in the country’s political sphere, the question of how far the army is willing to extend its reach—even after Hasina’s departure—refuses to disappear.●
netra.news
Army dismisses Hasnat’s post as “laughable and immature”
The army headquarters responds to a viral Facebook post by National Citizen Party organiser Hasnat Abdullah, who alleged attempts to rehabilitate the Awami League from within the “cantonment.”
Netra News
March 23rd 2025
The Bangladesh Army on Sunday denied allegations by a prominent organiser of a newly formed political party that he was pressured by senior military officials to accept a so-called “refined” faction of the Awami League, the party ousted from power last August following a popular uprising.
In a statement shared with Netra News, the army headquarters acknowledged that its chief, General Waqar-uz-Zaman, met Hasnat Abdullah on March 11th in Dhaka Cantonment. However, the Army described Abdullah’s assertions as “extremely laughable and an immature array of stories.”
The meeting wasn’t “a matter of summoning them and proposing or pressuring them about the rehabilitation of the Awami League,” the statement said. Instead, it insisted, the meeting occurred at the request of Abdullah and another coordinator of his party, Sarjis Alam, who had long sought a “courtesy meeting” with General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
Abdullah, 27, is a former student activist who helped lead the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. That organisation emerged after protests against a court order reinstating a quota system for government jobs.
These demonstrations eventually contributed to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5th. A handful of student leaders from the movement have served in the subsequent interim cabinet. Among them, Nahid Islam later resigned to establish the National Citizen Party, appointing Abdullah and Alam as regional chief organisers.
Explosive claims
In a Facebook post on Friday, Abdullah claimed that he had been presented with an “Indian plan” to rehabilitate the Awami League. He alleged that a “refined” version of the party, led by former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin, and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh—a relative of Ms Hasina and a former mayor of Dhaka—would publicly renounce Hasina’s legacy and pledge to restore the ideals of “Bangabandhu’s Awami League.” In exchange, he wrote, politicians who endorsed this new faction would receive parliamentary seats and other concessions.
The post went viral in Bangladesh, amassing nearly nine hundred thousand reactions, comments, and shares, with many praising the young activist for publicly challenging the military, which still invokes considerable fear, even after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime.
Speaking at a party press conference on Friday night, Abdullah and his party colleagues doubled down on their claims. But he refused to confirm whether the March 11th meeting he referred to involved General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
“I have mentioned ‘cantonment’ there; you can talk there,” he said, declining to give a “binary” yes-or-no answer when pressed by a Netra News reporter. He also claimed they had been “invited to talk” about issues of magistracy power and law and order.
The Army’s statement contradicts much of Abdullah’s version of events, saying that Abdullah and Alam had “for a long time” sought a courtesy call with General Waqar-uz-Zaman.
On March 11th, the Army said, “Sarjis Alam phoned the Military Adviser to the Army Chief to arrange the meeting, and was asked to come to army headquarters.” Instead, the pair was said to have waited at Sena Bhaban, where the general met them after finishing his official duties.
It remains unclear whether Abdullah and Alam had the consent of the National Citizen Party to request the meeting or acted on their own. Another party leader, Nasiruddin Patwari, publicly criticised Abdullah’s Facebook post at an iftar gathering in Sylhet on Saturday, calling it “lacking courtesy.”
Netra News was unable to verify what was discussed during the meeting, although a senior army officer said the initiative originated with Abdullah and Alam. Both men, as well as Patwari, have since maintained that they do not harbour any animosity towards the Army or its leadership.
Neither the pair nor Nahid Islam responded to Netra News’ requests for comments.
The Awami League’s rehabilitation
In its statement, the army headquarters acknowledged that the topic of Awami League rehabilitation arose, but said General Waqar-uz-Zaman merely offered his personal opinion: that “if Awami League leaders without criminal cases or questionable reputations formed a new version of the Awami League and contested the forthcoming election, it would likely result in a more credible, competitive and fruitful outcome, and might bolster international acceptance.”
Nearly a year after the protest that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India following 15 years of iron-fisted rule, even the possibility of her or her exiled allies returning to Bangladesh — without facing accountability for the atrocities they oversaw, which the United Nations has described as potential crimes against humanity — continues to stir strong emotions across the country.
Abdullah wrote on social media that in the meeting, he asked how one could “forgive a party that still has not apologised,” only to be told: “You people know nothing. You lack wisdom and experience. We have been in this service for at least forty years… Besides, there will be no ‘inclusive’ election without the Awami League.”
The army statement said the chief had offered his opinion that Awami League leaders not facing criminal charges should be included in the political process, noting that he regarded the young activists “like his sons.”
“In reality, this is by no means a matter of summoning them and proposing or pressuring them about the rehabilitation of the Awami League,” the statement said.
General Waqar-uz-Zaman became a focus of national attention after Hasina was toppled. He was involved in negotiations with various political actors that eventually led to an interim government under Nobel laureate economist Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh’s army has historically played a pivotal role in the country’s political upheavals and continues to wield considerable sway in public life. General Waqar-uz-Zaman himself has issued warnings about how protracted mudslinging among different factions could “threaten Bangladesh’s stability and sovereignty.”
But the soft-spoken general has repeatedly denied any desire for direct military intervention, even as speculation continues about the armed forces’ influence on civilian politics.
Nevertheless, unease remains.
For many in the country’s political sphere, the question of how far the army is willing to extend its reach—even after Hasina’s departure—refuses to disappear.●
Army dismisses Hasnat’s post as “laughable and immature”
The army headquarters responds to a viral Facebook post by National Citizen Party organiser Hasnat Abdullah, who alleged attempts to rehabilitate the Awami League from within the “cantonment.”
netra.news
Prince_
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If that's the case, the Army should take strict action against Abdullah and his party for spreading propaganda and attempting to incite unrest. He has deliberately orchestrated this to regain his and his party’s lost popularity among Bangladeshis. Their reputation has been severely damaged due to recent revelations of corruption, recruitment scandals, and abuse of power. To divert public attention from these scandals, they are now trying to discredit the General.
If he's allowed to get away with blatantly accusing the Army, an act that could be considered treason, it will create a wrong perception of the Bangladesh Army and tarnish its image. His allegations r not just baseless but are strategically designed to create division among army personnel, incite disorder, and ultimately threaten our sovereignty.
If he's allowed to get away with blatantly accusing the Army, an act that could be considered treason, it will create a wrong perception of the Bangladesh Army and tarnish its image. His allegations r not just baseless but are strategically designed to create division among army personnel, incite disorder, and ultimately threaten our sovereignty.
MNZGamerX
Registered Member
Bangladesh chief advisor Yunus had full prior knowledge of two students’ leaders’ outbursts against Army chief
At least two Bangladesh security service officials revealed to Northeast News that Mohammad Yunus was apprised in advance that the Hasnat Abdullah and Asif Mahmud would hit out publicly against General Waker-uz-Zaman.
By Chandan Nandy
Northeast News - March 22, 2025
Two principal Bangladeshi students’ leaders, who were at the forefront of their movement against the Sheikh Hasina regime, received full approval directly from interim authority Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus to go public with their outbursts against Army chief General Waqer-uz-Zaman, at least two key government officials have confirmed to Northeast News.
Speaking strictly on the condition of anonymity, the two officials revealed that the contents of a Facebook post by Hasnat Abdullah two days ago and the televised interview of Asif Mahmud Shajib Bhuiyan were made public with Yunus’ “full knowledge, clearance and approval”.
While earlier today, Gen Zaman met President Shahabuddin Chuppu to apprise him of the political and law and order situation across Bangladesh, three advisors (led by Asif Nazrul) in the Yunus-led interim dispensation met DGFI Director General Major General Jahangir Alam for at least four hours.
Both Abdullah and Bhuiyan had hit out against Gen Zaman on March 21 – ten days after they met with the Army chief in which the latter had involved the duo in a conversation – reportedly at his Dhaka cantonment residence – over the return of the Awami League in Bangladesh’s political and electoral reality.
What remains a puzzle, however, is the two students’ silence for 10 days, which sources are attributing to the time taken to share the details and ensuing discussions with their foreign handlers abroad and their realisation that the Army top brass was in no mood to relent, especially after Gen Zaman had sent out a stern warning to the Students’ Against Discrimination late last month.
Abdullah wrote in the FB post that there was a plan afoot to “bring in a refined Awami League” under the leadership of former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former Speaker Shirin Sharmin and Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas. On his part, Bhuiyan said in a televised interview that the “main veto by the Army chief was why a person (Mohammad Yunus) against whom there were criminal cases, should be the first choice as the chief advisor”.
These outbursts not only exposed the faultlines within the students’ community but also brought out in sharp relief the cracks in the ties between the chief advisor and the students’ coordinators. Bhuiyan’s ‘revelations’, said to be motivated entirely against Yunus, can potentially lead to a collapse of the interim authority and expose the chief advisor to more attacks from other political quarters, including the BNP.
Bangladeshi political analysts said that the Army which “stands behind Gen Zaman” will not take too kindly to these two revelations at a time when the country’s politics is at an “inflection point” where it can go “any which way”. There is every possibility, the analysts said, that the students will return to the war path and mount a vicious campaign against the much respected and feared Army.
A day after the coordinated revelations by Abdullah and Bhuiyan, hardline Islamists and anti-India politicians such as advocate Asaduzzaman Fuad, who remains under the scanner of security agencies, launched attacks against Gen Waqer-uz-Zaman.
At street meetings in Dhaka, Fuad poured vitriol against the Army chief, accusing him of “conspiring anew to establish a new interim government with the blessings of the President (Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu)”.
Fuad went on to describe Chuppu as “another of Sheikh Hasina’s slave dogs” and other foul adjectives.
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At least two Bangladesh security service officials revealed to Northeast News that Mohammad Yunus was apprised in advance that the Hasnat Abdullah and Asif Mahmud would hit out publicly against General Waker-uz-Zaman.
By Chandan Nandy
Northeast News - March 22, 2025
Two principal Bangladeshi students’ leaders, who were at the forefront of their movement against the Sheikh Hasina regime, received full approval directly from interim authority Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus to go public with their outbursts against Army chief General Waqer-uz-Zaman, at least two key government officials have confirmed to Northeast News.
Speaking strictly on the condition of anonymity, the two officials revealed that the contents of a Facebook post by Hasnat Abdullah two days ago and the televised interview of Asif Mahmud Shajib Bhuiyan were made public with Yunus’ “full knowledge, clearance and approval”.
While earlier today, Gen Zaman met President Shahabuddin Chuppu to apprise him of the political and law and order situation across Bangladesh, three advisors (led by Asif Nazrul) in the Yunus-led interim dispensation met DGFI Director General Major General Jahangir Alam for at least four hours.
Both Abdullah and Bhuiyan had hit out against Gen Zaman on March 21 – ten days after they met with the Army chief in which the latter had involved the duo in a conversation – reportedly at his Dhaka cantonment residence – over the return of the Awami League in Bangladesh’s political and electoral reality.
What remains a puzzle, however, is the two students’ silence for 10 days, which sources are attributing to the time taken to share the details and ensuing discussions with their foreign handlers abroad and their realisation that the Army top brass was in no mood to relent, especially after Gen Zaman had sent out a stern warning to the Students’ Against Discrimination late last month.
Abdullah wrote in the FB post that there was a plan afoot to “bring in a refined Awami League” under the leadership of former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former Speaker Shirin Sharmin and Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas. On his part, Bhuiyan said in a televised interview that the “main veto by the Army chief was why a person (Mohammad Yunus) against whom there were criminal cases, should be the first choice as the chief advisor”.
These outbursts not only exposed the faultlines within the students’ community but also brought out in sharp relief the cracks in the ties between the chief advisor and the students’ coordinators. Bhuiyan’s ‘revelations’, said to be motivated entirely against Yunus, can potentially lead to a collapse of the interim authority and expose the chief advisor to more attacks from other political quarters, including the BNP.
Bangladeshi political analysts said that the Army which “stands behind Gen Zaman” will not take too kindly to these two revelations at a time when the country’s politics is at an “inflection point” where it can go “any which way”. There is every possibility, the analysts said, that the students will return to the war path and mount a vicious campaign against the much respected and feared Army.
A day after the coordinated revelations by Abdullah and Bhuiyan, hardline Islamists and anti-India politicians such as advocate Asaduzzaman Fuad, who remains under the scanner of security agencies, launched attacks against Gen Waqer-uz-Zaman.
At street meetings in Dhaka, Fuad poured vitriol against the Army chief, accusing him of “conspiring anew to establish a new interim government with the blessings of the President (Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu)”.
Fuad went on to describe Chuppu as “another of Sheikh Hasina’s slave dogs” and other foul adjectives.
Bangladesh chief advisor Yunus had full prior knowledge of two students’ leaders’ outbursts against Army chief
Two principal Bangladeshi students' leaders, who were at the forefront of their movement against the Sheikh Hasina regime, received full
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