Press Section of Trump-hater Muhammad Yunus has already earned the bad name of being the – Band of Goebbels, for its nefarious actions of spreading lies and disinformation as well as openly threatening journalists through posts on social media.
On February 3, 2025, Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to Muhammad Yunus told Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh of Republic Bangla that President Donald Trump becomes ‘Person of The Year’ for “cruelty and brutality” similarly as Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As this remark received massive criticism on social media platforms, on February 4, 2025, the so-called ‘CA Press Wing Facts’ under Muhammad Yunus published a post on its verified Facebook page flatly denying the above remarks of Shafiqul Alam and branded the posts on the matter as “misleading”. In the post, Yunus’s office stated:
Another day, another lie intended to create a rift between Bangladesh and the Trump administration. Today a tabloid journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Chowdhury who has been convicted of both provoking interreligious friction and embezzlement is claiming that Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has defamed President Trump. It’s simply ridiculous and an insult to the intelligence of the president whose ire the propagandist is attempting to draw.
As we have said before, the Interim Government has complete confidence that President Trump and US diplomats and his team will see through this transparent effort to create friction between Bangladesh and the United States.
To repeat, we look forward to continuing to work with the United States and Bangladesh’s other friends and allies to combat efforts to manipulate the Trump administration and to create divisions between countries through purely invented propaganda.
The above statement which is filled with lies and distortion of fact was immediately exposed on social media when the video of Shafiqul’s statement demonizing President Trump was published.
Earlier, on January 30, the state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) published a report titled CA Press Wing Debunks Indian Weekly’s Report Involving Bangladesh-US Ties, stating:
A news item on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s meeting with the president of Open Society Foundations, Alex Soros, published by the Indian weekly The Organiser, is false, the CA Press Wing said today.
“The Organiser weekly in India has launched another salvo in the ongoing campaign of many Indian nationalists to discredit Bangladesh’s Interim Government and to pave the way for India’s proxy, Sheikh Hasina, to resume her despotic rule over Bangladesh”, the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook account-CA Press Wing Facts.
The Organiser’s latest canard is that the meeting between Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Alex Soros, president of the Open Society Foundations, constituted a challenge to US President Donald Trump…
The above statement from the Press Wing Facts of Yunus’s administration originated from an article published in The Organiser on January 29, which was simultaneously published in Blitz. While The Organiser does not typically include citations, the same article in Blitz contained reference links. It clearly detailed how Muhammad Yunus disregarded the presidency of Donald Trump by seeking intervention from Alexander Soros of the Open Society Foundation in matters outside Soros’s purview.
Most significantly, the Yunus-Soros meeting occurred at a sensitive time, shortly after Muhammad Yunus had openly disregarded an October 31 tweet from President Trump. In that tweet, Trump strongly condemned the “barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are being attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh,” stating that the country “remains in a total state of chaos”.
On November 6, Yunus’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, responded to Trump’s Diwali tweet, stating, “Donald Trump was probably misinformed about the issue of persecution of minorities in Bangladesh. Now, he is the President of the United States; he will definitely be able to see what really happened”.
Through this statement, Yunus’s office not only outrightly denied the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh but also attempted to shift blame, accusing Indian media and the Awami League of feeding “misinformation” to Donald Trump.
The reason for Yunus’s disregard for Trump’s statement appears to stem from his unwavering confidence in the victory of his preferred candidate, Kamala Harris. Harris, like Yunus, enjoys strong backing from George and Alex Soros, as well as the Open Society Foundation. Additionally, Yunus has deep financial and professional connections with Hillary Clinton, including through Grameen America.
According to The Times of India, Yunus has received funds from George Soros, including through the Soros Economic Development Fund. In 2016, after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, Yunus – who is known as a “dear friend” of the Clintons and a top donor to the Clinton Foundation – condemned the election results, calling Trump’s victory a “solar eclipse… black days”. He further stated that the 2016 election “became the victim of the wrong type of politics” and advised Trump to adopt a “more generous outlook” in his presidency by “building bridges, not walls”.
Furthermore, it is essential to mention here that Hillary Clinton has direct connections with almost all of the foreign ventures of Muhammad Yunus, including Grameen America.
Following Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 election, Bangladesh’s state news agency published a story claiming that Trump’s “crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world”.
This statement further demonstrates Yunus’s refusal to accept Trump’s leadership, despite publicly congratulating him.
Meanwhile, following an investigative report in the Indian media exposing the involvement of Monica Yunus, Muhammad Yunus’s daughter, in the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) under Joe Biden’s presidency, the PCAH website was mysteriously shut down. Attempts to access the site (PCAH.gov) from Bangladesh and other countries have been met with error messages, further fueling speculation.
Previously, multiple social media posts had raised concerns about Monica Yunus’s role, with users stating, “Monica Yunus, touted as a new spokesperson for President Biden’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, now stands at the center of a rapidly intensifying scandal”.
These posts called on President Trump to take action, adding, “Until Yunus steps out of the shadows with a full-throated and evidence-backed rebuttal, the stench of impropriety only gets worse. If the White House won’t hold her to account, then it’s complicit in perpetuating a culture of political favoritism”.
An Indian media outlet reported that Muhammad Yunus, who played a key role in removing former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power, now faces potential scrutiny from the Trump administration. Yunus has a well-documented history of connections with Hillary Clinton, who actively opposed Trump. In 2016, Yunus contributed US$300,000 to the Clinton Foundation. His daughter’s residence in the United States has also reportedly displeased Trump, leading to speculation that Yunus may now face investigation under Trump’s leadership.
Hillary Clinton has previously been criticized for using her position as Secretary of State to grant special privileges to large donors of the Clinton Foundation.
In 2016, the Associated Press published an investigative report based on Hillary Clinton’s meeting logs. The report revealed that at least 85 out of 154 private individuals she met or spoke with as Secretary of State had donated to the Clinton Foundation, contributing a total of up to US$156 million. The link to this AP report has since been deleted.
Shortly after the Press Wing Facts labeled The Organiser article as “fake”, Yunus’s regime attempted another smear campaign against Trump and his family. A report titled Trump’s Family Business Partner Wants to Invest in Bangladesh was widely circulated, claiming that Gentry Beach, a key business associate of Trump’s family, had expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh’s mineral and gas sector.
Following Beach’s meeting with leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), JeI leaders stated, “Beach is a business partner of the Trump family and collaborates with Trump’s son. They have business interests in minerals and operate in 44 countries”. Beach also met with Muhammad Yunus.
Prior to his Bangladesh visit, Gentry Beach had traveled to Pakistan for similar business dealings. This strongly suggests that Beach’s visit to Bangladesh may have been orchestrated by Pakistani authorities. Yunus, through extensive media coverage, may have sought to mislead his supporters into believing he had influence over the Trump administration or, alternatively, attempted to embarrass Trump and his family.
These developments underscore Yunus’s desperation to retain his allies’ trust. On January 30, Yunus even published a photo of an unidentified individual, falsely claiming that “Japan on Thursday promised to continue its trade and development cooperation with Bangladesh and support the Interim Government of Professor Muhammad Yunus”. This claim was met with widespread criticism and skepticism.
It may be mentioned here that Shafiqul Alam has always been extremely hostile towards President Donald Trump and members of his team as he has been a dedicated supporter of Democrats – including Bill and Hillary Clinton as well as Soros. Alam also has been playing a vital role in pushing-forward Soros, Clintons and Pakistani ISI’s nefarious agenda of turning Bangladesh into a Caliphate and ultimately making it a haven for terrorism and anti-India activities.
Such blatant attempts to manipulate public perception and suppress factual reporting are not only dishonest but also dangerously reckless. The world must recognize these tactics for what they are – nothing more than a calculated effort to shield Yunus’s regime from scrutiny. But no amount of deception can permanently bury the truth.
At the same time, Muhammad Yunus and his team’s naked exposition of hostility towards President Donald Trump and his administration resembles the actions of Osama bin Laden and other jihadists groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis as well as Iran’s rogue mullah regime.
It is evident that Shafiqul Alam has long harbored hostility toward President Donald Trump and his administration, due to Alam’s loyalty towards George Soros and the Clintons. His role in amplifying disinformation and manipulating narratives aligns perfectly with the broader agenda of undermining Trump’s leadership and promoting instability in Bangladesh. By acting as a mouthpiece for these interests, Alam has actively facilitated efforts to discredit Trump while simultaneously advancing a dangerous Islamist agenda that threatens regional security.
The tactics employed by Yunus’s regime – smearing opponents, fabricating narratives, and attacking journalists – are not just acts of desperation but calculated attempts to reshape global perceptions. However, such deceptions cannot withstand scrutiny. The evidence is mounting, and Yunus’s long-standing ties with political elites who oppose Trump will likely bring him under closer examination in the coming days and weeks. His reckless alliances and attempts to manipulate public perception will not go unnoticed by the Trump administration.
As the world watches, the Biden-era protections that shielded Muhammad Yunus may soon unravel. Given Trump’s firm stance on combating corruption and globalist influence, it is anticipated that his administration will take decisive steps against those attempting to exploit political connections for personal and ideological gain. Yunus and his network must prepare to face the consequences of their actions, as the Trump administration will not turn a blind eye to their deceitful maneuvers.
Leave a Reply