Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by Arun jain
Neighboring country Bangladesh is burning in the fire of violence. Meanwhile, there is news that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned but it has not been confirmed yet. Meanwhile, a large number of protesters have entered the Prime Minister’s residence. Know the update on what is happening in Bangladesh.
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According to the Dhaka Tribune report, Sheikh Hasina has left for India. It is being said that Sheikh Hasina’s sister is also with her. Sheikh Hasina’s son has urged the country’s security forces not to let the possible coup attempt succeed. Workers of the main opposition party BNP have taken to the streets in large numbers, targeting workers of the ruling Awami League.
Bangladesh Law Minister Anisul Haque says that the situation in the country is chaotic. I don’t know what is happening to me. Meanwhile, the army has been deployed across the country including the capital Dhaka. Curfew is in force. Before this, a big meeting is being held at the army headquarters between the top leadership of the ruling Awami League and the main opposition party BNP.
Amid the constantly deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman may address the nation shortly. Earlier, thousands of protesters had gathered at Shahbagh Square in Dhaka for a long march, bypassing the nationwide curfew. At the same time, more than 100 people died in the violence that took place on Sunday a day earlier. These include 19 policemen.
The situation in Bangladesh is becoming similar to what it was in Pakistan some time ago. Like Pakistan, Bangladesh, which is also facing internal strife, had called for a long march. Student leaders announced a civil disobedience movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Why the long march of students to Dhaka?
Students in Bangladesh defied the nationwide curfew and gathered for a long march to the capital Dhaka on Monday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Anti Discrimination Student Movement had called for a one-day long march on Monday. In view of this long march, a large number of security personnel and armored vehicles can be seen patrolling the streets.
According to reports, the coordinator of this protest, Asif Mahmud, said that this government has killed many students. Now the time has come that the government will have to answer for its deeds. Every student is stopping at Dhaka on Monday.
Another student M. Zubair said that no one can stop us from marching. If we face them, we will liberate Bangladesh. I want to tell my brothers in the army not to support dictators. Either you support the people or remain neutral.
Along with this, a 24-hour ultimatum has also been given to the government to reopen all the closed universities within this stipulated period.
Was the student protest hijacked?
A large number of people have died in this protest in Bangladesh. This protest which started against reservation has now completely turned into violence. More than 100 people have died in the violence that took place on Sunday. Police used force to remove the protesters who were creating a ruckus on the streets. Internet was banned. An indefinite curfew has been imposed.
But meanwhile, leaders of the Sheikh Hasina government have claimed that this student protest was carried out by the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami organization and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of former Prime Minister Khaled Zia’s party BNP.
In fact, the Sheikh Hasina government recently banned Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing and other organizations associated with it. This step was taken after several weeks of violent protests in Bangladesh. It is being said that after this action of the government, these organizations have come out on the streets against the Sheikh Hasina government. In such a situation, the Sheikh Hasina government may have to face big difficulties.
The government has imposed an indefinite curfew across the country to stop the mob taking to the streets against Sheikh Hasina. Due to this curfew, the mourning procession of the Awami League scheduled for Monday has been cancelled. Due to the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, India has advised all its citizens not to travel to the neighboring country until further notice.
13 policemen of the same police station were killed
The long-running student protest demanding the abolition of the quota system for government jobs turned violent on Sunday. The protesters say that now their only demand is the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s leading newspaper Prothom Alo reported that at least 100 people have been killed in clashes, firing and retaliation across the country. According to the police headquarters, 14 policemen have been killed across the country. Of these, 13 have been killed in a single police station, Inayatpur in Sirajganj. At the same time, about 300 policemen are said to be injured.
Know why violence has erupted
Violence had erupted several times in Bangladesh over the issue of reservation. The protesters demanded that the quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for the relatives of the 1971 freedom fighters be abolished. Earlier, when violence broke out, the court had reduced the quota limit. But the violence did not stop and now the protesters are demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. So far more than 11,000 people have been arrested.
Authorities claimed that protesters attacked police stations, ruling party offices and residences of its leaders and burned several vehicles. The government ordered the shutdown of meta platforms Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Earlier in July too, violence had taken place during student protests. At that time, a policeman from Dhaka’s Munshiganj district, while talking to the media, had said that the entire city had turned into a battlefield.
What did Sheikh Hasina say about the protesters?
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the protesting students as terrorists. She had ordered strict action against the protesters in the National Security Council meeting on July 4. After this meeting, the Prime Minister’s press wing issued a statement expressing the possibility of a terrorist attack during the civil disobedience movement.
On these protests, the Sheikh Hasina government issued a statement saying that terrorist attacks are taking place at different places in the country. Strict action will be taken against the attackers. In view of this, a three-day public holiday was declared across the country from Monday.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)