{"id":5759,"date":"2026-01-23T03:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2026-01-23T03:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:28:43","slug":"3-stooges-advisers-nurjahan-jahangir-bashir-expose-yunus-regimes-ineptitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5759","title":{"rendered":"3 Stooges: Advisers Nurjahan, Jahangir, Bashir expose Yunus regime&#8217;s ineptitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senior journalist Masood Kamal has unleashed a torrent of criticism against three key advisers in the Jamaat-controlled interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, portraying them as symbols of inefficiency and callousness amid what he described as a &#8220;state-sponsored mobocracy&#8221; that has gripped Bangladesh since the 2024 changeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal, a seasoned media figure with over three decades of experience, argued that the advisers&#8217; recent statements expose a cabinet ill-equipped to govern, exacerbating public fears over security, economic mismanagement, and electoral integrity just weeks before the February 12 national polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5724\">Bangladesh\u2019s Valley Of Death: 643 unclaimed bodies amid Yunus-led mobocracy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5730\">GCSDB slams Yunus regime for arranging illegitimate, flawed election<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5735\">Yunus-aide Shafiqul Alam\u2019s brazen lies draw severe criticism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gpPQUSw60pU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentary <\/a>comes against the backdrop of ongoing allegations that the Yunus regime has enabled mob rule since the July-August 2024 events, which saw widespread looting of police stations, attacks on institutions, and the ousting of Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u09aa\u09a6\u09cd\u09ae\u09be \u09b8\u09c7\u09a4\u09c1\u09b0 \u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c7\u09dc\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09c7\u09b0 \u09a6\u09be\u09ae !!   \u0964\u0964   \u09ae\u09be\u09b8\u09c1\u09a6 \u0995\u09be\u09ae\u09be\u09b2  \u0964   \u0995\u09a5\u09be  \u0964     Masood Kamal | KOTHA\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gpPQUSw60pU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics, including opposition figures and rights groups, have accused the administration of selective crackdowns\u2014targeting Awami League affiliates while failing to restore law and order\u2014fueling a climate of impunity and instability. &#8220;From the very day Dr. Yunus&#8217;s government assumed power on August 8, 2024, I have said these people are not qualified to run a country,&#8221; Kamal stated, labelling the advisers as &#8220;inexperienced, elderly, incompetent amateurs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home Adviser Jahangir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing first on Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Kamal ridiculed the official&#8217;s assurance that weapons looted from police stations during the 2024 unrest would not be used to disrupt the upcoming elections. Quoting Chowdhury verbatim: &#8220;Some of those weapons have not yet been recovered. But I can promise you that these weapons will not be used during the election.&#8221; Kamal questioned the basis of this &#8220;promise,&#8221; asking, &#8220;Has he had a phone conversation with those who looted the weapons, telling them, &#8216;You can&#8217;t use these&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5274\">Home Adviser stirs criticism by ordering mass arrest of Awami League members<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the failure of two &#8220;Devil Hunt&#8221; operations, which he claimed prioritised arresting Awami League members over arms recovery, leaving the public in &#8220;tension&#8221; amid unaddressed security threats. This inefficiency, Kamal implied, exemplifies the regime&#8217;s callous disregard for public safety in a mobocracy where looted arms remain at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commerce Adviser Bashir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning to Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin, son of the late biri magnate Sheikh Bashir Uddin Aki, Kamal dissected a campaign speech in Netrokona, where the adviser criticised the Padma Bridge as a &#8220;bad investment.&#8221; Uddin argued that diverting the bridge&#8217;s funds to irrigation could have reduced rice prices by Tk5 per kg, while debt repayment has allegedly driven up costs by Tk20. &#8220;What benefit have we gained from this?&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5683\">UN Report: Yunus\u2019 mobocracy faces South Asia\u2019s worst inflation crisis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal mocked this as the logic of a &#8220;shopkeeper,&#8221; not a statesman, emphasising that governments prioritise public welfare over profit. &#8220;Do you know how many people cross the Padma Bridge daily? At minimum, over 100,000&#8230; saving 2-3 hours per trip,&#8221; Kamal retorted, calculating the massive time savings in work hours. He accused Uddin of treating infrastructure like a biri business ledger, ignoring how the bridge facilitates faster rice transport from southern districts to Dhaka, benefiting farmers with lower costs and better prices. In the context of post-July economic turmoil\u2014marked by inflation, factory closures, and alleged looting\u2014Kamal portrayed this as callous incompetence, warning that such advisers risk further alienating the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Adviser Nurjahan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal reserved lighter, yet pointed, sarcasm for Health Adviser and Yunus\u2019 long-time confidante Nurjahan Begum, questioning her qualifications beyond her Grameen Bank tenure and proximity to Yunus. During a &#8220;Yes&#8221; vote campaign, Nurjahan suggested organising melas (fairs) near polling stations to boost voter turnout: &#8220;If possible, arrange melas nearby&#8230; People will come to the mela, enjoy, do some buying and selling, and while there, cast their vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=3897\">Corruption, suspension of operation plans cripple Bangladesh health sector<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal labelled this &#8220;madness,&#8221; asking: &#8220;How many kinds of madness have you seen in the world?&#8221; He called her ideas &#8220;expired&#8221; and outdated, unfit for reforming a nation. Amid accusations of the regime manipulating elections\u2014excluding the banned Awami League and amid fears of violence, this proposal underscores a callous detachment from serious electoral concerns, Kamal argued, reducing democracy to a carnival gimmick in a mob-ruled environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal concluded by lamenting the nation&#8217;s &#8220;misfortune&#8221; in being &#8220;in their hands,&#8221; urging patience for the remaining three weeks until elections. &#8220;May Allah grant you the patience to bear it,&#8221; he prayed. The podcast has sparked widespread social media buzz, with users echoing Kamal&#8217;s sentiments and sharing memes of the advisers&#8217; gaffes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such critiques amplify calls for accountability, highlighting how the Yunus administration&#8217;s alleged sponsorship of mob elements\u2014through unchecked looting and partisan operations\u2014has compounded governance failures. With polls looming, observers warn that these inefficiencies could further erode public trust in the regime&#8217;s ability to deliver fair elections or stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior journalist Masood Kamal has unleashed a torrent of criticism against three key advisers in the Jamaat-controlled interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, portraying them as symbols of inefficiency and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,646,20,42],"tags":[51,50,1445,1382,205,65,56,891,201,1446,64],"class_list":["post-5759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-culture","category-news","category-politics","tag-election","tag-interim-government","tag-jahangir-alam-chowdhury","tag-looted-arms","tag-masood-kamal","tag-mobocracy","tag-muhammad-yunus","tag-nurjahan-begum","tag-padma-bridge","tag-sheikh-bashir-uddin","tag-yunus-gang"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5763,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5759\/revisions\/5763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}