The abrupt resignation of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s interim administration stated on Sunday it is tackling violence against Hindus and other religious minorities.
Hindus, the largest minority population in the predominately Muslim country, support Hasina’s Awami League party, according to AFP. Surprise resignation and departure overseas on Monday, therefore ending her 15-year authoritarian rule, have led to several claims of attacks on Hindu houses, temples, and businesses.
The temporary government said in its first public statement since its Thursday appointment, “The attacks on religious minorities in some places have been noted with grave concern.”
The cabinet promised to instantly confer together the corresponding groups and other concerned groups to find ways to tackle such heinous attacks”. In Sunday’s assertion, the self-styled “council of consultants” charged with democratic changes in the 170 million-person South Asian country identified several crucial goals. The legislature, headed by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, ordered “support” for the relatives of attendees killed in the weeks of protests that ended Hasina’s administration.
During the turmoil, which started in July and resulted in the fatalities of more than 450 people, it asked for public monies to be used for reparations for those who were seriously injured. A Hasina favorable who was forced to quit his position as central bank governor will soon be replaced by a new governor, according to the council, which also said that it would restore the subway system in the capital city of Dhaka by the conclusion of the week.
Systematic eliminating
After Obaidul Hassan stepped down, Syed Refaat Ahmed was sworn in as chief justice today. Hassan was charged with subordinating the judiciary to the previous government. Hassan bowed during loud protests.
It’s part of an ongoing effort to replace officials from the dictatorship overturned by educational mobility.
Ahmed, who holds degrees from Dhaka, Oxford, and Tufts, succeeds Hassan, who was attacked for his involvement in a war crimes tribunal that executed Hasina’s political opponents. Hasina’s longtime secretary was his brother. – supernews.pk
Maria Ghanchi