Chief Advisor Yunus’s wealth rises by 12.3mn in a year, government disclosure shows

While he holds assets abroad, the disclosure shows he has no personal or business liabilities

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus’s assets have risen by almost Tk 12.3 million over the past year, reaching Tk 156.29 million.

On Tuesday, the Cabinet Division released asset declarations for all interim government advisors.

The disclosures cover total assets of the advisors and their spouses up to June 2025, alongside figures from June 2024 for comparison.

They detail financial and non-financial assets, holdings abroad, and personal or business liabilities.

According to the Cabinet Division, Yunus’s total assets as of Jun 30, 2024, stood at Tk 143.94 million. By Jun 30, 2025, it marked a rise of Tk 12.3 million.

The disclosure also notes that while Yunus holds assets outside the country, he has no personal or business debts.

Over the course of a year, the assets of his wife Afrozi Yunus also increased by Tk 1.56 million.

According to the records, as of Jun 30, 2024, Afrozi’s total assets amounted to Tk 21.19 million. A year later, on Jun 30, 2025, this rose to Tk 22.76 million.

Civil society and different quarters have long demanded transparency regarding the assets of individuals serving in government.

Following the student-led movement that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, the interim government under Yunus assumed office on Aug 8, 2024.

At that point, the question of advisors’ asset disclosures also came to the fore.

In September 2024, the interim government approved a draft policy outlining the procedure by which advisors and equivalent officials must submit their income and asset declarations.

Under the policy, they are required to submit their declarations to the chief advisor within 15 working days after the annual tax filing deadline.

Until now, neither the chief advisor nor other advisors had made their income and asset declarations public.

Just two days before the vote, the Cabinet Division released these declarations for the first time.

According to the published data, as of Jun 30, 2024, Yunus’s financial assets totalled Tk 101.87 million, rising to Tk 126.55 million by Jun 30, 2025.

In terms of non-financial assets, his holdings increased from 12.560 million taka in 2024 to 29.560 million taka in 2025.

Alongside assets located in Bangladesh, his overseas holdings were also disclosed, rising to Tk 6.47 million in 2025 from Tk 6.17 million in 2024.

No overseas assets are listed under Yunus, nor are any personal or business liabilities recorded for her.

The chief advisor has no personal or business liabilities, and the increase in his total assets directly reflects the growth in his holdings.

The Cabinet Division’s comments attribute the growth to the monetisation of savings certificates, increases in term and savings deposits, and inherited shares.

The data shows that no new liabilities were added during this period, so all growth is reflected in the total asset figures.