Yunus' Special Assistant Resigns Amid Bangladesh Unrest Ahead of Feb 12 Polls

• Khoda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant (Home Ministry) to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, resigned, accepted by President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
• His resignation comes amidst growing unrest in Bangladesh following the death of uprising leader Osman Hadi.
• Violence includes a crude bomb attack killing a man in Dhaka and mobs setting fire to offices of Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Chhayanot, and Udichi Shilpi Goshti.
• The political turmoil precedes the national election on February 12, 2026, the first since the Sheikh Hasina regime's collapse in July 2024.
• Chowdhury is the fourth adviser to resign from Muhammad Yunus’s interim government, following Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, and Mahfuj Alam.

Why It Matters: Key Yunus aide resigns as Bangladesh faces escalating unrest and political instability before crucial polls.