Dhaka, February 23: Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin has made serious allegations against Muhammad Yunus regarding his interim government. He claims that Yunus failed to fulfill his constitutional responsibilities. The President alleges that there was a conspiracy to remove him and destabilize the country by keeping him away from crucial discussions.
In a recent interview, Shahabuddin accused Yunus’s interim government of undermining the constitutional powers of the presidency and plotting to remove him unlawfully. He stated that the interim government isolated him, withheld information, and even dismissed his press department.
Speaking from his official residence, Bangabhaban, in an interview with Bangla Daily Kaler Kantho, the President remarked, “During those one and a half years, I was not part of any discussions, yet various conspiracies were being plotted against me. There were multiple attempts to permanently disrupt the peace and order of the country and create a constitutional vacuum.”
When asked if these attempts were successful, he replied, “I stood firm in my decisions. That is why no conspiracy succeeded. Particularly, many plots to unlawfully remove the president failed. Therefore, my experience in Bangabhaban for a year and a half cannot be considered good. I do not know if anyone else could have endured the storm that I faced.”
In response to whether the former Chief Advisor consulted him on state decisions, including the issuance of 133 ordinances, Shahabuddin stated that while some situations may necessitate such actions, the sheer number was unwarranted.
He alleged that although the former Chief Advisor undertook several foreign trips, upon returning, he neither met with the President nor provided any written updates, which the President deemed his “constitutional responsibility.”
Shahabuddin noted, “The Chief Advisor did not adhere to any constitutional rules. The constitution states that whenever he returns from a foreign trip, he must meet with the President and inform me of the outcomes. He should have provided a written account of what was discussed, what transpired, any agreements made, and the nature of the conversations. He may have traveled abroad 14 to 15 times, but he never informed me. He never came to see me.”
According to Shahabuddin, during the interim government, he was “completely in the dark” and claimed that two proposed foreign trips— to Kosovo and Qatar—were canceled.
When asked if he was aware of the last agreement made with the United States by the interim government before the elections, the President stated he had no knowledge of it, emphasizing that such developments should have been communicated to him officially.
Expressing his frustration, the President said, “No, I was not informed about anything. I should have been notified about such government agreements, whether small or large. Previous heads of government had informed the President. This is a constitutional responsibility. However, they did not do so. They neither told me verbally nor in writing. They did not come to see me.”
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