Yunus gifts to Pak General, Northeast India in Bangladesh map

Bangladesh's interim head Muhammad Yunus has sparked a row after his controversial gift to a Pakistani general. His gift included a distorted map of Bangladesh, which includes Assam and other northeastern states as part of the country. The coffee table book titled 'Art of Triumph, Graffiti of Bangladesh's New Dawn' was gifted to Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza  on Saturday at the State Guest House in Dhaka. "The visiting Chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna late Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed a wide range of issues concerning Bangladesh-Pakistan relations, including the growing importance of bilateral trade, investment, and defence cooperation," the Chief Adviser said in a statement after the meeting with the Pakistani General. Bangladesh has not officially commented on the row over the image.

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Calls on Chief Adviser

DHAKA, October 26: The visiting Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State… pic.twitter.com/A9QmFMHk4F

— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) October 26, 2025

"Greater Bangladesh' is a concept championed by Dhaka-based Islamist outfit "Sultanat-e-Bangla". This map of Bangladesh includes India's entire Northeast region, West Bengal, and parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, as well as Myanmar's Arakan state. The distorted map first surfaced in April 2025 after it was displayed at an exhibition at the University of Dhaka held on Pohela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year in April.