'US Embassy Radicalised Bangladeshi Youth': Ex-Minister Blames External Actors For 2024 Violence

Last Updated:November 10, 2025, 16:27 IST

Former Bangladeshi Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said the 2024 violence in Bangladesh bore the hallmarks of a foreign-funded, meticulously planned regime change operation.

A protest against a job quota system spiralled in a nationwide agitation, resulting in Sheikh Hasina's ouster (AP/Representative Image)

Former Bangladeshi Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury alleged that the 2024 violence in Bangladesh bore the hallmarks of a foreign-funded, meticulously planned regime change operation and blamed the Biden family, the Clinton family, and the Soroses behind Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.

The former minister also alleged a coordinated effort to radicalise segments of Bangladesh’s youth via foreign media and embassies, blaming the US embassy in Dhaka, which was posting images of Bangladeshi mosques every Friday amid the crisis. “Was it to win the hearts and minds of extremists, or was it to incite them? Or was it to prove we are with you if you were to take up weapons and oust a secular government? There were a lot of such subtle actions, along with clear assistance to these groups," he told RT in an interview.

“We have seen different media outlets being used to agitate the radicals, to bring them out on the streets. Respectable news outlets, brands have done this in the recent past," he added. “We have seen incidents where foreign missions were training preachers in the country."

Chowdhury asserted that the 2024 unrest was not spontaneous but rather a “meticulous design" that has allegedly been openly acknowledged by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and his allies.

Biden, Soros, USAID Involved

“Certain individuals who were in power – especially the Biden family, the Clintons, and the Soroses. These families had a nexus with Yunus. It was their intention and assistance that was lent to the rioters," he said in an interview with RT.

What began as a nationwide agitation against a controversial quota system for government jobs was hijacked by external actors, who proceeded to radicalise the country’s political orientation and change the regime, Chowdhury claimed.

He also accused organisations such as USAID and the Republican Institute of funding clandestine activities and manufacturing social chaos by pitting liberal and extremist elements against each other. “They have been running a campaign against our government since 2018. There is a nexus between the Clinton family and the interim Yunus regime, and these activities were going on for a long time," he said.

‘Carefully Planned Chaos’

“They weren’t very open, but funding of clandestine NGOs was going on… they were hellbent on changing the government in Bangladesh," he added. Chowdhury also alleged that parts of the Bangladeshi military establishment also played a “questionable" role in the crisis, allowing armed groups to rampage through cities, attack police stations, and target government supporters.

“Chaos was carefully planned with this money. And then the chaos turned into a big riot. In the riot, there were careful killings, assassinations, using sniper rifles," he told RT, arguing that riot police in Bangladesh don’t use sniper rifles.

Earlier this year, a former US State Department official had alleged that the United States Agency for Development (USAID) played a crucial role in funding the regime change last year, according to Anadolu Agency.

Mike Benz told controversial right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson that the USAID was supported by the State Department and USAID in their plan to “destabilise Bangladeshi politics.".

However, US President Donald Trump denied allegations of US involvement in the regime change in Bangladesh, although Hasina herself has accused Washington of undermining her government.

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