Is the Yunus Syndicate Opening Bangladesh’s Ports to Weapons and Dangerous Chemicals?
Whose Interests Are Served by Halting Radiation Testing? Is the Yunus Clique Opening the Ports to Firearms and Toxic Goods?
The government has recently decided to cancel mandatory radiation testing for imported goods. After this announcement by Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman, critical questions are being raised: Whose interest does this serve? How can a decision that jeopardizes public health, national security, and the environment be beneficial to the people of the country?
This decision is nothing short of suicidal. Lifting radiation checks at the ports would turn Bangladesh into a dumping ground for toxic and dangerous products. Without any resistance, unscrupulous groups would be able to import scrap metal, used medical equipment, and even components of hazardous weapons and bombs under the guise of trade. This is effectively handing over the keys to national security.
The Commerce Ministry’s justification—that the step is meant to “simplify procedures and reduce costs”—only highlights short-term convenience, while dangerously ignoring the long-term catastrophic consequences. In contrast, countries across the globe—developed and developing alike—have made radiation testing of imports mandatory. Nations like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and even many African states do not clear scrap or food products without radiation checks.
The danger is even more alarming—without mandatory testing, nuclear waste, toxic goods, and firearms could easily be smuggled through these ports. International security analysts warn that if this decision is implemented, Bangladesh will be branded as a high-risk country by global standards.
So what’s the real motive behind this move? Is this a calculated effort to favor certain syndicates? Is public interest being sacrificed so that a select circle of bureaucrats and businessmen—like the Yunus clique—can maximize their profits?
The people deserve answers. Before the ports become pipelines for poison, the nation must resist this betrayal.
