'Yunus A Conspiratorial, Egocentric Character': Sheikh Hasina's Former Home Minister To News18 | Exclusive

Last Updated:November 03, 2025, 23:39 IST

Bangladesh's former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the betrayal of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina by army chief Waker-uz-Zaman was the catalyst for the power transfer last year

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal launched a sharp attack on Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus. (Image: Sourced/AFP File)

Soon after his explosive remarks on the “betrayal" of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a new book were revealed, her former home minister followed them up with a sharp attack on Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus.

Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, once the second most powerful man in Bangladesh before the Sheikh Hasina regime fell in August last year, called Muhammad Yunus a “conspiratorial, egocentric character".

News18 reported how Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, in a yet-to-be-released book, called the power transfer last year a “perfect CIA plot". He alleged that Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman – a relative of Hasina – is “in its (CIA’s) pockets" and “backstabbed" her.

Khan Kamal said the United States has consistently extended its hand of cooperation to assist Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies in combating terrorism. But the alleged betrayal by Waker was the catalyst for the entire incident.

Manoj Gupta

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

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