‘Deeply irresponsible’: Dhaka on Indian media reports claiming instability in Bangladesh Army

The Bangladeshi government on Thursday said that news reports by some Indian media outlets about the alleged instability in the Bangladesh Army were “baseless” and “deeply irresponsible”.

Over the past few days, India Today, The Economic Times and others have reported that Lieutenant General Faizur Rahman, who is a quartermaster general, purportedly made moves to stage a coup to replace General Waqar-uz-Zaman as the country’s Army chief.

Rahman had been put under surveillance because of his actions, the reports claimed.

“The recent spate of unfounded stories in certain Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times, India Today, and others, alleging coups or instability within the Bangladesh Army, is not only baseless but also deeply irresponsible,” Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government in Bangladesh, said on Thursday.

“Such disinformation campaigns undermine the principles of interference and severely diminish respect while also eroding the credibility of the media outlets involved,” Yunus dded.

The recent spate of unfounded stories in certain Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times, India Today, and others, alleging coups or instability within the Bangladesh Army, is not only baseless but also deeply irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/xIWyAH3HsT— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) March 13, 2025

Yunus, a Nobel laureate economist, took over as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on August 8.

This came after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from...

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