On November 17, 2024, a tweet from the office of Professor Muhammad Yunus falsely claimed that he was addressing the G20 Social Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This announcement sparked immediate scrutiny, as the assertion was promptly challenged by Weekly Blitz, an internationally renowned newspaper, which declared the claim false. The publication provided compelling evidence, revealing that no such address took place. Three days later – on November 20, 2024, the tweet was quietly deleted and replaced with an acknowledgment of the error, along with an apology.

The revised statement clarified that Professor Yunus had, in fact, inaugurated the “3rd Bay of Bengal Conversation (BOBC) 2024”, an event hosted by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) – an NGO patronized by Democratic Party-led US administration on November 16, where Yunus emphasized the critical need to tackle climate change. However, the shift in narrative raises pressing questions: Was this a mere mistake or a deliberate attempt of misleading locals and international community through spreading disinformation and fake news.

Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, is now facing criticism from various quarters not only for suspicious behavior of his media team – also for his confusing statements to various international and local media outlets – including Al Jazeera. His recent remarks centering duration of his “interim government” is already marked by controversies as he could not provide any specific timeframe or a plan of holding the next general elections. Meanwhile, Yunus in another interview to vernacular daily Banik Barta claimed his advisors were in a hurry of getting relieved of their responsibly due to “financial crisis” as they failed to bear expenses of education of their children from the salary they receive. He even expressed his willingness of leaving the office – if people wanted. What Yunus did not express is – he and members of his administration are becoming increasingly worried at Donald Trump’s stunning and historic victory during November 5 elections, because Yunus is known as Trump-hater and is a close ally of Obama, Clintons, Soros and Democratic Party.

Meanwhile, there are indications of possible........

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