Overview
- Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury told RT that USAID, the International Republican Institute, and allies of Muhammad Yunus worked with ties to the Clinton family to engineer Sheikh Hasina’s removal.
- He described the 2024 unrest as a carefully planned effort funded through NGO channels, asserting that grants were steered toward regime-change activities.
- Hasina’s government fell after student-led protests last year; a UN-cited report says the crackdown left nearly 1,400 people dead and thousands injured.
- Bangladesh has since seen continued political turmoil, with a ban on the Awami League, hundreds of politically linked deaths reported by Odhikar, and national elections scheduled for February 2026.
- News18 reports that USAID was dissolved under a U.S. body called DOGE with responsibilities moved to the State Department, a claim not corroborated by the other outlets cited here.