The Yunus Government’s Unending Catastrophe and the Inferno Engulfing Security, Sovereignty, and Trust
Bangladesh is currently gripped by an unnerving sequence of abnormal events. What unfolds is no longer a mere coincidence, but a relentless cascade of disaster. Since the recent change in power, this unbroken chain of crises has cast a long, dark shadow over the very pillars of the state—its security, its administrative competence, and its sacred sovereignty.
It began with a fighter jet shattering itself upon the earth of a schoolyard. Then, the Secretariat—the very heart of our administration—was consumed by an inferno, reducing hundreds of offices to ashes in a blaze without precedent. As if on cue, fire erupted at Shahjalal International Airport, a fiery maw swallowing billions in assets and untold sensitive documents. In these flames, we have watched the symbols of our national security, our economic stability, and our collective trust turn to smoke.
Meanwhile, other ominous signals pierce the chaos. The arrival of US warships off our coast; the handing over of our critical ports and gas blocks to foreign management; our border guards being wounded daily by landmine explosions on the Myanmar frontier—each event a chilling note in a sinister symphony. Travel bans to St. Martin’s Island and the Hill Tracts have only amplified the drumbeat of security-related uncertainty.
A haunting question now echoes in the minds of the people: Is there a malevolent design behind this relentless succession of tragedies? History whispers that such seasons of confusion and chaos often precede great upheavals within a state. Today, many are asking aloud about Bangladesh: Is this merely a string of misfortunes, or the brutal execution of a deep and shadowy plan?
Whatever the answer, one stark truth remains: when public trust in the machinery of the state is destroyed, the nation is fatally weakened. And into that void rush superpowers and self-serving interests. Therefore, the most urgent task is no longer to assign blame, but to demand transparent investigations, evidence-based explanations, and absolute accountability.
Bangladesh stands at a precipice. This era of fire, catastrophe, and the inexplicable serves as a brutal reminder that independence is not just an achievement to be won, but a flame that must be guarded—a task equally perilous. The full meaning of the events of August 5th may only be revealed by time; but the need of the hour is to resurrect a politics of duty, integrity, and trust.
For just as it is vital to extinguish the physical fires, the greatest duty now is to keep the fire of trust burning.
