Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ press secretary stated in a Fb put up that the interim authorities is not going to tolerate any violence or any try to violate legislation and order within the nation. Archive | Picture credit score: Reuters
Calling the Awami League “fascist”, Bangladesh’s interim authorities stated on Saturday (Nov 9, 2024) that it’s going to not enable deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s celebration to carry a rally deliberate for Sunday (Nov 10, 2024). 2024).
Senior Advisor Muhammad Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam stated in a Fb put up that the interim authorities is not going to tolerate any violence or any try to violate legislation and order within the nation.
“The Awami League in its present type is a fascist celebration. There isn’t a manner this fascist celebration can be allowed to carry protests in Bangladesh,” he stated.
Mr. Alam additional warned that “anybody who makes an attempt to prepare demonstrations, gatherings and processions on orders from mass assassin and dictator Sheikh Hasina will face the total drive of legislation enforcement.”
Alam’s assertion adopted a name by the Awami League on its verified Fb web page, urging its followers to assemble at Shaheed Noor Hossain Chattar, or Zero Level, in Gulistan on Sunday to protest what they described as “misrule.”
“Our protest is in opposition to the deprivation of rights of the folks of the nation; our protest is in opposition to the rise of fundamentalist forces; our protest is in opposition to the conspiracy to disrupt the lives of frequent folks,” the Fb put up reads.
This was the primary name for a rally by the Awami League since August 5, when Hasina fled to India amid a large student-led rebellion in opposition to her authorities.
The Awami League additionally urged celebration males to prepare grassroots rallies throughout the nation on Sunday in accordance with “the spirit of the decision”, as outlined within the Fb put up.
The protest web site, Shaheed Noor Hossain Chattar, has historic significance because it was the place Awami League youth chief Noor Hossain was killed on November 10, 1987 throughout an indication in opposition to the autocratic regime of the then army dictator , Normal HM Ershad.
Earlier, the caretaker authorities banned the Awami League’s scholar entrance, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, over allegations of its “fascist function” throughout and earlier than the July-August Pupil Anti-Discrimination Motion.
Initially launched as a marketing campaign to reform labor quotas, the student-led motion escalated right into a mass protest that in the end led to the autumn of Hasina’s authorities.
Whereas numerous political factions have referred to as for the Awami League to be banned, Yunus stated that call is as much as political events. Some ministers within the interim authorities additionally oppose the ban and emphasize political inclusion. The Awami League’s principal rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering (BNP), led by former Prime Minister Khaleeda Zia, additionally opposed the ban on any political events.
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