Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus sparked fresh controversy on Tuesday after gifting Turkish officials a map of the country which included Indian territories. He had also given a similar depiction of ‘Greater Bangladesh’ to a Pakistani general last month. The Nobel Laureate has also invoked north-eastern India during a visit to China in April — championing Dhaka as the “only guardian of the ocean” in the region.
According to reports, Yunus had presented ‘Art of Triumph’ to a visiting Turkish delegation last week. The coffee table book includes a distorted map of Bangladesh that appears to consider the seven northeastern states part of its own territory. A source-based report by News18 suggested that the document also included “battle plans” and “post-victory management frameworks” for these states.
