Congress leader said on Bangladesh Army Rule...?
Congress leader said on bangladesh army Rule...?
bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from the post and now the interim government will take over. bangladesh army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman made this announcement here on Monday. This announcement has been made at a time when there have been massive protests against Hasina's government in the last two days, in which more than 100 people have lost their lives. Amid reports of Hasina leaving the country, the army Chief said in his televised address, "I am taking all the responsibility (of the country). Please cooperate."
Meanwhile, in Haridwar, congress leader Harish Rawat said, "It is very sad that political instability has arisen in Bangladesh. The prime minister has had to leave the country... We hope that bangladesh will move forward on the path of democracy and the army rule will be for a very short time." army Chief Waqar-uz-Zaman said that he met political leaders and told them that the army will take responsibility for law and order. However, no leader of Hasina's Awami League party was present in the meeting.
Hasina was handling the reins of the South Asian country since 2009
Hasina, the 76-year-old daughter of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibar Rahman, was handling the reins of this strategically important South Asian country since 2009. She was elected prime minister for the fourth consecutive time and fifth time in total in the 12th general election held in January. Former prime minister Khaleda Zia's main opposition party bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) and its allies boycotted the election.
More than 100 people have been killed in protests against the Hasina government in the last two days. Fierce protests are taking place in the country against the controversial quota system, under which 30 percent of the jobs are reserved for the families of those who fought in the 1971 Liberation War. Amid growing protests across the country, the army Chief said that he has asked both the army and the police not to open fire. Zaman urged the protesters to exercise restraint and stop the violence. He pledged “justice” for all people.