Muhammad Yunus sparks controversy with controversial map on guide introduced to Pakistan army basic

An issue has damaged out after Chief Adviser of the interim authorities of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus met a excessive degree Pakistani army customer through the weekend when he gifted him a guide that depicted components of northeast India as a part of Bangladesh. The map in query was printed on the quilt of a guide that was introduced to Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on on the state visitor home Jamuna on Saturday (October 25, 2025).

The Indian facet has not but responded to the usage of the map on the quilt of the guide titled Art of Triumph. Following the assembly, Mr. Yunus’s workplace introduced that the 2 sides mentioned “bilateral commerce, funding, and defence cooperation.” The go to by General Mirza befell after the August 23-24 go to to Bangladesh by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar who requested Bangladesh to “clear hearts” and transfer on from the painful recollections of 1971 genocide by Pakistani army forces.

“Emphasising the shared historic, cultural and people-to-people ties between the 2 international locations, General Mirza expressed Pakistan’s need to strengthen cooperation in a number of sectors. He famous the huge potential for increasing commerce, connectivity, and funding between Bangladesh and Pakistan,” stated the Chief Adviser’s workplace in a press word.

India has not responded but formally to the usage of the flag on the guide or in regards to the go to of the excessive degree army determine from Pakistan. But in December 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs had lodged a powerful protest after a scholar adviser – Mahfuz Alam – had made a social media publish displaying the expanded map of Bangladesh that included components of northeastern India. Mr. Alam had taken down the social media publish and Bangladeshi sources had described the map as a ‘graffiti’ and never a correct map.