Bangladesh, a nation of over 170 million people, is quietly spiraling toward an ominous black hole, with every passing day bringing it closer to becoming one of the gravest security threats in South Asia – and potentially the wider world. Since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has plunged the country into chaos, economic disintegration, and rising Islamist militancy.

When Yunus assumed power, he promised democratic reforms, protection of human rights, freedom of the press, and the restoration of the rule of law. Instead, what followed has been a stunning reversal. The country’s economy is now in crisis, radical Islamist groups are resurging, and a dangerously high number of young people are being lured toward extremism and jihadist ideologies.

Initially hailed as a reformist, Yunus was viewed by many as a potential savior of Bangladesh’s fragile democracy. However, that illusion quickly shattered. Indian strategist Professor Brahma Chellaney, noting disturbing parallels, described Bangladesh as following the same trajectory as Pakistan. Meanwhile, Yunus’s Nobel Peace Prize – long viewed as controversial – has come under renewed scrutiny. Although the Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Professor Ole Danbolt Mjøs once portrayed him as a symbolic bridge between Islam and the West, it is now widely believed that the award was secured through years of lobbying by former US President Bill Clinton.

Indeed, the links between Muhammad Yunus and the Clinton family are both extensive and troubling. During a reception organized by the Clinton Global Initiative on September 26, 2024, Yunus publicly introduced key figures behind the so-called “mass uprising” in Bangladesh – an event now widely recognized as a jihadist coup. At that same event, Bill Clinton praised Mahfuz Alam, a known leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a globally banned terrorist organization.

A 2024 article in the Gatestone Institute stated:

“Yunus is one of the

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