In a brazen display of arrogance, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman, alias Roger Khalil, has dismissed growing outrage over the Yunus regime’s frantic rush to ink massive defense deals just days before the February 12 elections. Labeling these high-stakes commitments as mere “ongoing processes,” Rahman cynically brushes off accusations of mortgaging the nation’s future to foreign powers under the guise of routine business.
This unelected puppet government’s final act reeks of desperation, corruption, and outright anti-Bangladesh sabotage.
Since seizing power after the August 2024 upheaval, the US-backed Yunus cabal has aggressively pursued a dizzying array of defense procurements that scream favoritism and long-term entrapment.
From drone factories with China to JF-17 Thunder jets from Pakistan, J-10C fighters from China, Eurofighter Typhoons from Europe, submarines from South Korea, T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey, Black Hawk helicopters from the US, and upgrades to warships like BNS Khalid Bin Walidโthe list is endless and alarming.
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These aren’t modest upgrades; they’re massive, binding contracts that saddle future elected governments with crippling debt and strategic dependencies. Yet Rahman has the gall to call this reckless spree an “ongoing process,” as if an interim regime with zero electoral mandate has any right to lock Bangladesh into decades of foreign arms reliance.
The purchase deal for over a dozen Boeing aircraft from the US, reportedly to reduce tariff, is another suspicious move which has drawn severe criticism due to concerns of corruption. Activists say NSA Rahman and two other top officials were inducted to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines board to facilitate the deal, which may take place on February 9.
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Meanwhile, police arrested the Biman managing director, Shafiqur Rahman, his wife, and two others on Sunday on charges of torturing a minor house helper. The complaint reads that Shafiqurโs wife tortured the 11-year-old girl and handed her over to her father on January 31. At that time, the father saw marks of injury on her body.
People are asking whether the arrest of Shafiqur ahead of the Boeing deal is coincidental.
Rahman’s Evasive Nonsense
When grilled by journalists outside the Foreign Ministry on February 2 after meeting Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Rahman offered nothing but smug deflection. Pressed on deals with the US, China, and Japan, he repeatedly droned: “This is an ongoing process.” When challenged on what happens if the next government scraps these dubious commitmentsโleaving Bangladesh liable for broken promisesโhe sneered that such questions are “speculative.”
This isn’t leadership; it’s evasion from a regime insider shielding his masters’ shady dealings. Rahman acts as if national security decisions can be rubber-stamped without accountability, especially when the clock is ticking on an unelected administration’s illegitimate tenure.
Conflict Of Interest
Adding insult to injury, Rahman was shamelessly appointed to the board of Biman Bangladesh Airlinesโamid frantic Boeing aircraft negotiations backed by sovereign guarantees. Critics rightly slam this as a grotesque conflict of interest: No national security adviser in any sane country sits on a civilian airline’s board, especially one tied to massive US procurement deals.
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Rahman’s flippant response? “Not every country in the world has a Biman.” What a pathetic, condescending dodge! This isn’t clever wordplayโit’s proof of cronyism and abuse of power, stacking boards with regime loyalists to grease deals that benefit foreign interests over Bangladesh’s.
Ports, Planes, And Puppetry
Rahman’s comments come amid a torrent of last-minute scandals: opaque port concessions to UAE’s DP World and others without real tenders, forced Boeing purchases saddling Biman with billions in debt, a rushed Defence Industrial Zone in Mirsarai risking national security, and promotions for 118 bureaucrats as golden parachutes. These aren’t governanceโthey’re a looting spree by a failing regime desperate to entrench foreign influence and cripple the incoming elected leadership.
Economists like Debapriya Bhattacharya rightly call it a “fundamental breach of principle,” while the regime’s apologists like Rahman hide behind lame excuses. This Yunus clique, propped up by US backing and Islamist elements, is deliberately weakening Bangladesh’s autonomy in defense, economy, and sovereignty.
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Enough Is Enough
Khalilur Rahman’s cavalier attitude exposes the rotten core of the Yunus regime: an unelected junta racing to bind Bangladesh in chains of debt, dependency, and division before fleeing accountability. These “ongoing processes” are nothing short of treasonous sell-outs that endanger national security and betray the spirit of the 1971 Liberation War.
The people of Bangladesh deserve better than this cabal of puppets and profiteers. The international community and incoming leaders must scrutinise, scrap, and prosecute these rushed, opaque deals. No more excusesโno more “ongoing processes” at the expense of the nation. This must end now, before it’s too late.
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