Mahmuda Mitu’s Facebook post against Yunus: NCP’s internal conflict exposed

Staff Correspondent

National Citizens Party (NCP) Deputy Chief Organizer Dr. Mahmuda Mitu has sparked controversy by sharply criticizing the interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus in a post on Facebook. Dr. Mitu, who was one of the coordinators of the July Uprising and entered politics through the National Citizens Committee, called Dr. Yunus “the greatest eunuch of all time” and criticized his business and political activities.

Dr. Mitu wrote in his Facebook post, “Dr. Yunus is the greatest eunuch of all time in Bangladesh. There is a level of bowing down!! But he understands business like crazy. Graduating from rural universities, opening hospitals, tax waivers, empowering his NGO friends for years means finalizing the system to feed his people for the next 100 years. Seeing him, I have learned to hate spineless super-wise people.”

In this speech, he expressed strong anger over the leadership of Dr. Yunus and the activities of his institution, Grameen Bank. Dr. Mahmuda Mitu, who played an important role in the July Uprising, is known as a popular leader among the students and the public. She especially exerted great influence among the youth by leading the NCP’s July March, including the demolition of Bangabandhu’s house at Dhanmondi No. 32 with a hammer on February 5. After entering politics through the National Citizens’ Committee, she is serving as the joint chief organizer of the southern region of the NCP.

However, Dr. Mitu’s post has exposed the internal conflicts and ongoing tensions over the leadership of the NCP. Recently, Fazlur Rahman, advisor to the BNP chairperson, also called the NCP Dr. Yunus’ party and accused it of secret contacts with Jamaat. This post, coinciding with these allegations, has triggered a new discussion about the internal and external political dynamics of the party.

Political analysts believe that Dr. Mitu’s statement indicates differences of opinion and leadership conflict among leaders of different ideologies within the NCP. Since the formation of the National Citizen Party, there have been incidents of compromise and disagreement within this party, which is made up of young leaders of different political ideologies. Although Dr. Mitu clarified his position through this post, it also reveals the dissatisfaction of a section of young leaders with the unity of the party and the interim government led by Dr. Yunus.

When asked for a response from the central leadership of the National Citizens Party, they have not yet made any official comment. However, the party’s joint convener Javed Rasin had earlier said, “NCP wants to build a new Bangladesh. The combination of different ideologies will enrich our party.”

Dr. Mahmuda Mitu’s post reflects the internal dynamics of the Jatiya Nagorik Party and the different perspectives among the young leadership. Such differences among the youth who dreamed of a new Bangladesh through the July mass uprising can pose a challenge to the future of the party and the political stability of the country. Unity and restraint from all parties are very important to fulfill the people’s expectations for the reform activities and electoral roadmap of the interim government led by Dr. Yunus.