Exclusive | 118 Promotions, Zero Hindus: Is Yunus Turning Bangladesh Bureaucracy Into A Closed Club?

This News18 exclusive report examines the internal dynamics of the Bangladeshi bureaucracy under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, highlighting a recent wave of 118 high-level promotions that notably excluded any Hindu officials. The article suggests that this trend has raised alarms among civil servants and human rights advocates, who fear the administration is creating a “closed club” that systematically sidelines religious minorities. According to the report, Hindu representation in the upper tiers of the civil service has dwindled significantly since the political transition, with many qualified officials allegedly being passed over for promotion or forced into “Officer on Special Duty” status, effectively stripping them of their responsibilities. Critics cited in the piece argue that these administrative shifts undermine the secular foundations of the state and contribute to a climate of institutional exclusion, prompting calls for international oversight to ensure that the Bangladeshi bureaucracy remains merit-based and inclusive of its minority populations.