🌩️THE “SHADOW STATE” THEORY: BANGLADESH’S EX-INTEL OFFICER POLASH, CLAIMS THE WORLD MISREAD THE MAN THEY CALLED A SAINT - DR. YUNUS!...
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Inside a former diplomat’s explosive account of institutional capture, disappearing cases, disappearing people - and the disappearing line between myth and machinery.
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THE ACCUSER:
AMINUSL HOQUE POLASH
Bangladesh’s former intelligence officer and diplomat
THE ACCUSED:
DR. YUNUS
I. THE MAN WHO LEFT BANGLADESH THE HARD WAY
He describes rooms, corridors, and whispered warnings - the kind that make even seasoned officers quietly pack their documents, their families, and their lives into an overnight bag.
II. “THE WORLD SAW A SAINT. WE SAW A SYSTEM.” - HIS VIEW OF THE YUNUS ERA
The ex-official argues that the global narrative around the Nobel laureate is vastly incomplete - a polished export, like Bangladeshi tea, but without the leaves.
From his vantage point inside state machinery, he claims he witnessed:
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institutional consolidation,
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strategic power networks,
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and financial engineering that operated quietly beneath the humanitarian halo.
III. THE ORIGIN STORY: WHO INVENTED WHAT?
One of his core assertions concerns the early microcredit projects.
According to him, archival documents show:
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microcredit models already existed inside a Ford Foundation–funded university project,
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contributions by lesser-known researchers faded from the official history,
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and the public narrative was later streamlined into a single-hero origin story.
In his analysis, this wasn’t mere academic tidying - it was the prototype for a broader pattern of credit consolidation, both financial and narrative.
IV. FOLLOWING THE MONEY: THE FORMER SPY’S VERSION OF EVENTS
When he followed financial trails, he claims he discovered:
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movement of public funds into private entities,
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large dividend flows controlled by a central organisational orbit,
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and institutions that appeared separate but allegedly operated with unified command.
This portion of his account includes the high-profile dividend disputes involving Grameen Telecom and workers’ shares - issues widely reported in Bangladesh’s courts and press.
V. THE TAX MAZE: COURTS, APPEALS & THE VERY EXPENSIVE DEFINITION OF A ‘LOAN’
He cites publicly documented tax cases in which:
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substantial amounts transferred into personal trusts were classified as “loans,”
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courts repeatedly rejected this interpretation,
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and a series of appeals culminated in the tax authority’s victory.
He frames this as part of a long pattern of fiscal architecture designed to minimise obligations - a perspective consistent with his broader narrative of engineered advantage.
VI. THE LABOUR BATTLES: FROM COURTROOMS TO OBLIVION
The former diplomat highlights what he views as a structural contradiction:
“How can an institution built on empowerment resist basic labour rights?”
Workers of major entities fought long battles in the Labour Court, which delivered convictions - all publicly reported.
Then, after the interim government took office, the ex-official notes that several legal matters reportedly dissolved with remarkable speed.
VII. THE 437 CRORE SETTLEMENT: THE SAGA OF MONEY THAT TRIED TO LEAVE A BANK ACCOUNT AND GOT CAUGHT
He recounts the turbulence of the massive settlement meant for workers, which became a national headline when:
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large sums moved into union accounts,
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even larger sums moved from there into private lawyer accounts,
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and Bangladesh Bank froze the funds,
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prompting judicial scrutiny and anti-corruption investigations.
VIII. FOREIGN REMITTANCES OF 2006–08: THE PREQUEL TO POWER?
The ex-official claims that significant remittances arrived into private accounts during the years when the figure in question was exploring political entry.
He believes these financial inflows, some of which were flagged for tax declaration issues, signalled:
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long-term political ambitions,
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early network-building,
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and a pattern that resumed in 2024 with far more sophistication.
Again, this is his interpretation - but one he insists the world overlooks.
IX. ONCE IN POWER: THE RAPID RECONFIGURATION OF THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE
He argues that within days of the interim government taking control, the map changed:
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labour convictions reversed,
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major corruption cases withdrawn,
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large tax liabilities reconsidered,
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and regulatory exemptions granted to key institutions.
X. NEPOTISM OR NETWORK? THE INTERVIEWEE DEFINES THE ECOSYSTEM
Across ministries, advisory boards, and operational bodies, he claims to observe:
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strategic placement of long-time associates,
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consolidation of influence through institutional appointments,
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and a governing style that operates through concentric circles rather than overt decrees.
XI. WHY THE WEST MISREADS THE STORY, IN HIS VIEW
According to him, the global community is emotionally invested in a narrative of a gentle reformer who uplifted the poor.
He argues:
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the myth became too beautiful to question,
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the branding overshadowed the bookkeeping,
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and the humanitarian iconography eclipsed domestic realities.
His final challenge is rhetorical:
“If the global community believes the legend, will it ever look at the ledger?”
TRUMP COMMENTS (SATIRICAL SEGMENT)
Because no WTF Global Times edition is complete without the 45th & 47th President weighing in.
“Bangladesh? Great country, wonderful fabrics. Tremendous fabrics. I don’t know about shadow states, but if they’re shadowy, Obama probably created them. People say that.”
“I like microcredit. Very tiny loans. Very cute loans. But very big problems, apparently!”
“If somebody tried to neutralize me I’d neutralize them first. It’s called leadership.”
TOP COMMENT PICKS (WTF EDITION)
FINAL THOUGHT
And in Bangladesh, as in most of the world, power is rarely where it appears.
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