[6] In November 2023, executive director Zillur Rahman predicted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would face the same repression she was imposing on her opponents if she was removed from power.
[10] In December 2023, the channel suggest Zillur Rahman was trying to create another 1/11 which refers to the 2006–2008 Bangladesh political crisis and the non-political interim government Fakhruddin Ahmed.
[11] An evidence, it pointed out National Endowment for Democracy funding Center for Governance Studies and Zillur Rahman praising Peter D. Haas, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh in an article.
[14][15] Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit requested the bank account information of Zillur Rahman, executive director of Center for Governance Studies and host of Tritiyo Matra on 9 August 2023.
[17] After Sheikh Hasina was overthrown, Zillur Rahman said the interim government should prioritize holding elections and not make any major policy decision.