Muhammad Yunus, the leader of the nation's previous interim government, was criticized by Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday, who said that he "did not follow the country's constitution."
Shahabuddin discussed a number of facets of his relationship with the Yunus government in an interview with the Bangladeshi publication Kaler Kantho.
He asserted that he was not informed about significant decisions, such as Bangladesh's trade agreement with the United States, by the interim administration. On February 9, three days prior to Bangladesh's national elections, the agreement was made public.
After winning the elections on February 12, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party established a government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

These were the first elections since the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown in August 2024. After weeks of massive student-led demonstrations against her 16-year-old Awami League government, Hasina had fled to India.
Following Hasina's overthrow, Yunus led the interim administration.
In 2023, Shahabuddin was elected president without opposition. In the presidential election, Hasina's Awami League nominated him.
Shahabuddin said on Monday that there had been "many attempts to permanently destroy the peace and order of the country and create a constitutional vacuum" during the 18 months of the interim administration.

"According to the Constitution, whenever he [chief advisor] travels abroad, he should meet with the president upon his return and update me on the results," Shahabuddin stated during the interview. "He is expected to provide me with written updates on what was discussed, what transpired, whether any agreements were reached, and the nature of the discussions."
Yunus has not responded to the accusations since he resigned when a new administration was elected.
The president responded, "I do not know anything," when asked if this indicated that he was not aware of the bilateral trade agreement with the US.He claimed that although the interim government had a "constitutional obligation" to notify him of such a contract, "he [Yunus] did not do it."
During that time, he claimed that two of his official international travels had been canceled by the interim government.