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The operation was launched after a gaggle was college students was allegedly attacked by “gangs” linked to former PM Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted final yr.
Bangladeshi protesters set fireplace to the residence of Sheikh Hasina’s father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. (AFP/File)
Bangladesh on Sunday launched a serious safety operation after protesters had been attacked by gangs allegedly linked to the ousted regime of ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.
A authorities assertion mentioned the operation started after gangs “linked to the fallen autocratic regime attacked a gaggle of scholars, leaving them severely injured”.
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, head of the inside ministry within the interim authorities that took over after Hasina was ousted within the August 2024 student-led revolution, has dubbed it “Operation Satan Hunt”.
“It would proceed till we uproot the devils,” Chowdhury instructed reporters.
The sweeping safety operations come after days of unrest.
On Wednesday, six months to the day since Hasina fled as crowds stormed her palace in Dhaka, protesters smashed down buildings linked to her household utilizing excavators.
Protests had been triggered in response to stories that 77-year-old Hasina — who has defied an arrest warrant to face trial crimes in opposition to humanity — would seem in a Fb broadcast from exile in neighbouring India.
Buildings destroyed included the museum and former house of Hasina’s late father, Bangladesh’s first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The interim authorities blamed Hasina for the violence.
On Friday, interim chief and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus additionally pleaded for calm.
“Respecting the rule of legislation is what differentiates the brand new Bangladesh we’re working collectively to construct, from the outdated Bangladesh beneath the fascist regime,” Yunus mentioned in a press release.
“For the residents who rose up and overthrew the Hasina regime … it’s crucial to show to ourselves and our pals world wide that our dedication to our ideas –- respecting each other’s civil and human rights and performing beneath the legislation –- is unshakable.”
Hours later, members of the College students In opposition to Discrimination — the protest group credited with sparking the rebellion in opposition to Hasina — had been attacked within the Dhaka district of Gazipur.
The vocal and highly effective group — whose members are within the authorities cupboard — had since demanded motion.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
