Bangladesh stands at a precarious crossroads following the abrupt ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime on August 5, an event her loyalists decry as an ‘Islamist-military coup’. As accusations of betrayal and corruption swirl around Hasina’s inner circle, the nation grapples with a volatile political landscape dominated by power struggles, rising Islamist influence, and looming international repercussions. Against this backdrop, the role of figures like Muhammad Yunus and the involvement of foreign powers, including Pakistan’s ISI, add further complexity to an already combustible situation. With the future of Bangladesh’s democracy and military stability hanging in the balance, questions arise about whether this upheaval marks the end of one autocratic era or the beginning of another fraught with deeper challenges.

While living abroad as fugitives, Sheikh Hasina’s notoriously corrupt ministers have started giving interviews to foreign media, labeling the August 5 regime change as an “Islamist-military coup”. Lieutenants of Muhammad Yunus, including key figures in the emerging “king’s party”, have categorically stated that there will be no election in Bangladesh until “fascist Sheikh Hasina and Awami League leaders” are brought to justice. They even claim that the Awami League (AL) will not be allowed to participate in the next elections. Meanwhile, supporters and activists of the AL are growing increasingly frustrated, believing they have been betrayed by Sheikh Hasina, her sister, daughter, son, and family members, as well as the notoriously corrupt leaders who have plundered the country and smuggled billions of dollars abroad between 2009 and 2024.

During a recent interview, one of Hasina’s top oligarchs and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal accused Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman and other top officials in the country’s intelligence agencies of collaborating in a joint coup by “Islamic terrorists and the army,” which ultimately led to Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country.

Although it is evident that the August 5 regime change was the result of a “meticulous plan” orchestrated by Biden, Obama, the........

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