Bangladesh, Jan. 26 -- The political fallout of Sheikh Hasinas dramatic ousting from power on August 5, 2024, continues to unfold, and her loyalists are scrambling to rewrite the narrative. In a recent interview with The Indian Express, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal accused Bangladeshs Army Chief, General Waker Uz Zaman, and intelligence agencies of orchestrating what he called an “Islamist – military coup.” Kamals comments, however, reveal more about the desperation of Hasinas allies than the realities of her regimes collapse.

While Kamal points fingers at the military and so-called “Islamist forces,” the evidence paints a different picture. The regime change was the culmination of a meticulou...