Bangladesh has witnessed widespread violent protests pushing the country into political crisis as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Dhaka : Amid widespread violence in Bangladesh, country’s interim caretaker Muhammad Yunus appealed to people to “refrain from all kinds of violence”. The Nobel laureate was on Tuesday appointed as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government by President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
“I fervently appeal to everybody to stay calm. Please refrain from all kinds of violence. Be calm and get ready to build the country.
If we take the path of violence everything will be destroyed,” Yunus said in a statement, a day ahead of his expected return to the country from Europe. “This is our beautiful country with lots of exciting possibilities. We must protect and make it a wonderful country for us and for our future generations,” the 84-year-old added.
Bangladesh has witnessed widespread violent protests pushing the country into political crisis as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. The protests initially began as an agitation against a job quota scheme but weeks later turned into a mass movement demanding Hasina’s ouster from power. The controversial quota system provided for 30 per cent reservations in civil services jobs for the families of veterans who fought the 1971 liberation war.
Hasina, 76, who ruled the South Asian country for 15 years, resigned as the prime minister on Monday and fled the country. After leaving Dhaka, she arrived at Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, aboard a C-130 transport aircraft. She is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days.
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