In the aftermath of the Dhaka plane crash, Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus finds himself under fire from citizens scrutinizing governmental shortcomings. The public is questioning the prolonged use of this aging aircraft from China.
Amidst this turmoil, Mohammad Yunus made a Facebook appeal urging citizens to donate funds aimed at assisting the families affected by the jet crash at Milestone School.
This plea ignited a political storm in Bangladesh, mourning the jet tragedy. Many criticized the Yunus administration for appearing financially unprepared to aid crash victims, escalating the controversy to a point where the post was swiftly deleted.
On Monday, a training jet from the Bangladeshi army tragically fell on Milestone School in Dhaka. This devastating incident has resulted in 32 confirmed deaths and numerous injuries.
Yunus Faces Backlash for Seeking Crash Aid Donations
In his Facebook post, Mohammad Yunus requested donations to the 'Chief Advisor Relief and Welfare Fund.' According to Bangladesh's newspaper, The Daily Star, the post was published from the Chief Advisor's official account on July 22, 2025, after 2:00 PM.
Fayez Ahmad, the Senior Assistant Press Secretary to Mohammad Yunus, also shared the post on their official press wing's WhatsApp group, authenticating it as being from the legitimate account and not a fake one.
Post Deletion
The Facebook post sparked an immediate and overwhelming reaction. Political parties, alongside the general public, lambasted Yunus, leading to the post's deletion without explanation.
A man named Ameen Soni remarked that Yunus seemed to be begging to keep the country running.
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Another user questioned the appropriateness of such posts from an official page, wondering if the government truly lacks resources to aid the victims, calling it an insult to the public.
Another criticized that last year's flood fund of 1200 crore taka seemed to have vanished. They questioned whether Yunus was using the incident for a scheme, reminding that Bangladesh is a nation, not an NGO.
Protests at the Crash Site Faced by Government Represent
On Tuesday, significant protests erupted at the crash site and outside the Secretariat Building in the Bangladesh capital, demanding immediate resignations of the interim government's education advisor and secretary.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, government law and education advisors and Yunus's press secretary faced student protests accusing the government of withholding crash-related information.
Sheikh Hasina's Awami League responded strongly to the incident, claiming a systematic oppression, deceit, and suppression wave against students, teachers, parents, and staff following the Milestone School crash.
The party accused the government of exacerbating the national crisis, from hiding casualty numbers over the last 24 hours to deploying law enforcement to disperse protests with sound grenades, tear gas, and rubber bullets.
