[3][4] During the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis, the Bangladesh Military ruled the country through the un-elected Fakhruddin Ahmed caretaker government which made the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence very influential.

[5][6] The United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, James F. Moriarty, warned Mohammad that his country was strongly opposed to the creation of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence backed Islamic Democratic Party, made out of former members of the terrorist organization Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh, on 12 November 2008.

[7] He also expressed surprise that Sheikh Hasina was pressured by Brigadier General A. T. M. Amin to lobby the United States to accept the Islamic Democratic Party.

[citation needed] In 2009, Mohammad edited the book, National Security Bangladesh 2009, published by The University Press Limited.

[8] During the Caretaker government rule both Mohammad and Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed took stance on political issues publicly.