Recently, several Indian mainstream media outlets have been persistently spreading false and misleading propaganda involving the Bangladesh Army and the chief advisor of the interim government. This disinformation campaign has also proliferated widely on social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter). These fabricated stories rely heavily on anonymous sources and lack any credible evidence or verifiable attribution, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing posted on its official Facebook page.
On May 26, CNN News18 published an article falsely alleging that Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman is exploring all possible options to remove Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus from power. This baseless claim was later republished by First Post. According to these reports, citing unnamed sources, the army chief is purportedly considering constitutional loopholes to challenge Yunus’s interim government.
The articles further claim that if transition of power from Yunus fails, the Army Chief might push for a soft takeover of Bangladesh’s politics, potentially pressuring President Mohammed Shahabuddin to declare a state of emergency, dissolve the interim government, and expedite elections.
CNN-News 18: https://www.news18.com/…/bangladesh-army-chief…
First Post: https://www.firstpost.com/…/countdown-for-yunus…
Earlier on May 23, India Today report that the rift between the army chief and Dr Yunus is widening: https://www.indiatoday.in/…/is-yunus-flexing-street…
Other Indian media outlets, including NDTV, Mint, Northeast News, News18, Northeast Live, Telegraph India, Money Control, The Week, Swarajya, and Business Today, have also echoed these unsubstantiated reports about a supposed discord between the Army Chief and the interim government—again without presenting any concrete evidence or named sources.
However, these claims are wholly inaccurate and irresponsible. The media outlets have failed to produce any credible evidence or official statements to substantiate their allegations. The narrative is entirely fictional and divorced from reality.
It is crucial to stress that no conflict exists between Dr Muhammad Yunus and Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman. The Bangladesh Army has officially stated that there is no disagreement or division between the military and the interim government led by Professor Yunus. Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Doula, Director of Military Operations at the Army Headquarters, affirmed that army personnel are dutifully working to safeguard the nation’s security and sovereignty in strict accordance with government directives.
https://www.bbc.com/bengali/live/c9vg7j4wxpwt…
On May 20, 2025, the Bangladesh Army officially denied all rumors regarding a coup, and on May 23 reiterated the importance of rejecting misinformation circulating in the public domain. Furthermore, according to a Prothom Alo report, during a high-level “Darbar” meeting on May 21, Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman declared, “We are cooperating with the interim government. We will continue to cooperate.”
These articles are part of a coordinated disinformation campaign propagated by segments of the Indian right-wing media aiming to delegitimise Bangladesh’s transitional leadership.