Yunus kept me under house arrest: Bangladesh President's damning accusation
India Today
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin told newspaper Kaler Kontho that he was virtually kept under house arrest by the regime of Muhammad Yunus for 18 months. He was neither allowed to venture out for the traditional Eid namaz nor for his treatment after bypass surgery in Singapore. This is a damning indictment of Yunus for the way the head of state was treated.
In a damning indictment of the interim regime led by Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said that he was virtually under house arrest for 18 months, and denied travel rights even for health reasons. In an exclusive interview with Bangladeshi newspaper Kaler Kontho, Shahabuddin said that the restrictions on his travel disrupted the Eid traditions followed by the president since the liberation of the country.
"It was as if I was under house arrest in this palace," said Shahabuddin, referring to Bangabhaban, the official residence of the president.
On Tuesday, Kaler Kontho published the second part of its exclusive interview with Bangladesh President Shahabuddin. In the first part, Shahabuddin described the unconstitutional actions of Yunus, including the plot to remove him, and keeping him in the dark on the US trade deal.
"The President participates in the holy Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah Maidan, this tradition has been going on since the country's independence. But Dr Yunus's government has put obstacles i that tradition," Shahabuddin told Kaler Kontho.
He said he wasn't allowed to go to the National Eidgah Maidan to participate in the two Eid prayers.
"I was clearly informed through the security department that you will not go to the National Eidgah to participate in the Eid prayers," he added.
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