George Soros's son meets Muhammad Yunus, pledeges support for Bangladesh government's reform agenda

Soros praised Yunus for his leadership during this pivotal period in Bangladesh's history

After the Donald Trump administration halted foreign aid to the Asian country, Alex Soros, son of American billionaire George Soros and chairperson of his Open Society Foundations (OSF), met Bangladesh's interim government head, Muhammad Yunus.

"Open Society Foundations leadership on Wednesday met chief interim adviser to discuss Bangladesh's efforts to rebuild the economy, trace siphoned-off assets, combat misinformation, and carry out vital economic reforms," Yunus's office tweeted.

According to the office of Yunus, the delegation, led by Soros and OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee, expressed their support for the interim government's reform agenda.

Soros and Yunus ahd also met in New York last year in October after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

According to News18, Soros junior said that he would help the “transition" wrought by the “student-led mass uprising that had created significant opportunities to chart a new path for the country".

In December 2024, Mark Malloch-Brown, the former President of the Open Society Foundations, met Yunus in Dhaka.

"Lord Mark Malloch-Brown calls on Chief Advisor Bangladesh," Yunus' office posted on X with a photograph from the meeting.

Yunus on Wednesday requested the Open Society Foundations to assist Bangladesh in "asset tracing" efforts aimed at recovering approximately $234 billion allegedly siphoned off during Sheikh Hasina's 16-year tenure.

According to the Bangladesh media, Yunus outlined Bangladesh's initiatives to rebuild its economy, trace and recover stolen assets, combat misinformation, and implement essential economic reforms.

Soros praised Yunus for his leadership during this pivotal period in Bangladesh's history, acknowledging his role in steering necessary institutional reforms and economic recovery. He highlighted that the student-led mass uprising had created significant opportunities to chart a new path for the country, according to media reports.

The OSF has been accused of promoting regime change in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Some argue that it played a role in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August last year. Pertinently, Hasina had previously alleged that the US was involved in the unrest in Bangladesh even though she did not provide further details.

Recently, the BJP also alleged that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had links with organisations that have received funding from Soros.