Dhaka/New Delhi, November 3, 2025 — A forthcoming book has ignited a political storm in Dhaka, alleging that Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from power through a long-orchestrated CIA-backed conspiracy—executed, shockingly, by her own trusted army chief.
In Inshallah Bangladesh: The Story of an Unfinished Revolution, co-authored by Deep Halder, Jaideep Mazumdar, and Sahidul Hasan Khokon, and published by Juggernaut, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal reportedly claims that General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Hasina’s relative and then Chief of Army Staff, was “in the CIA’s pockets” and “betrayed” her to facilitate the August 2024 coup.
“A Perfect CIA Plot”
The explosive revelation reportedly emerged during a candid conversation between Kamal and the authors at a Delhi hotel in June 2024.
“It was a perfect CIA plot hatched over years to overthrow Hasina,” Kamal is quoted as saying. “We didn’t know Waker was in their pocket. Neither our military intelligence agency, the DGFI, nor the National Security Intelligence warned the Prime Minister. Maybe their chiefs were also compromised—after all, the army chief himself was a principal plotter.”
According to the book, Kamal attributes the U.S. interest in regime change to two key factors: curbing the rise of strong regional leaders—Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Sheikh Hasina—and securing strategic control over St. Martin’s Island, a small but vital territory in the Bay of Bengal located near Myanmar and close to major shipping lanes.
Hasina herself had hinted at such pressure prior to her fall, stating publicly that “handing St. Martin’s Island to the Americans” could have ensured her political survival—an option she refused, calling it “a compromise of Bangladesh’s sovereignty.”
A Fractured Army and the Shadow of Division
The allegations surface amid growing unease within the Bangladesh Army, which remains under General Waker’s command. On October 11, Bangladeshi media reported that 15 army officers had been detained for their alleged role in the enforced disappearances of Hasina-era political opponents. The controversy reportedly forced Waker to cancel an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Lead author Deep Halder told News18 that the book’s revelations could deeply unsettle Bangladesh’s power establishment. “General Waker was handpicked by Hasina before her ouster. For months, political circles debated his loyalties—whether he leaned towards India or the U.S. Now, this account adds a new layer, suggesting he was playing a different game altogether.”
“Like Abhimanyu, She Was Trapped”
In an emotional reflection, Kamal draws on the Mahabharata to describe Hasina’s downfall.
“Like Abhimanyu, she was surrounded and felled by her own,” he reportedly said. According to him, Waker aligned with Bangladesh’s fundamentalist factions—including the Jamaat-e-Islami—which temporarily united previously warring Islamist groups under a shared objective: bringing down Hasina’s secular government.
The book claims that Pakistan’s ISI had infiltrated these radical networks and, by late June 2024, its operatives were involved in attacks on Bangladeshi police. Despite intelligence warnings, Kamal says the Prime Minister was assured by Waker that the army would “control the situation.”
On the eve of August 4, 2024, Hasina held a crisis meeting at Gonobhaban, attended by senior security officials. Kamal reportedly urged that police secure the premises and Dhaka’s entry points. “Waker disagreed,” Kamal recalls. “He said the people no longer trusted the police and promised that the army would ensure the Prime Minister’s safety. Hasina trusted him that evening.”
The next morning, Hasina was forced to leave Bangladesh.
Political Tremors and Regional Implications
The book’s account, though yet to be independently verified, has already stirred debate in both Bangladeshi and Indian circles. Its allegations—linking the CIA, Bangladesh Army, and Islamist factions—if proven, could have profound geopolitical implications, particularly amid renewed U.S.-China competition in the Indian Ocean and the shifting political balance in South Asia.
With Inshallah Bangladesh set for release later this month, Dhaka awaits what may prove to be one of the most contentious political disclosures in recent South Asian history.
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