Overview
- Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claims Sheikh Hasina’s removal was a “perfect CIA plot” and says Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman “backstabbed” her.
- He tells News18 the general’s betrayal was the catalyst for the power transfer, while declining to directly confirm a U.S. role in regime change.
- The allegations appear in the yet-to-be-released Inshallah Bangladesh by Deep Halder, Jaideep Mazumdar and Sahidul Hasan Khokon, published by Juggernaut.
- He alleges Bangladesh’s intelligence agencies failed to warn Hasina and implies senior officials were involved, also blaming ISI-linked instigation of June 2024 violence.
- Kamal attacks interim leader Muhammad Yunus as a conspiratorial actor supporting the ouster, with outlets noting no official responses or independent verification.