Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus stated on Sunday that the interim authorities will search the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the autumn of her authorities following a mass protest motion in August.
In an tackle to the nation on the completion of 100 days of the interim authorities, Yunus additionally stated that his authorities has been persevering with its all-out efforts to make sure the safety of all residents, together with spiritual minorities.
“We should guarantee justice in each killing…We will even ask India to ship again fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina,” Yunus was quoted as saying by the state-run BSS information company.
His remarks point out a U-turn as in an interview with the UK-based Monetary Occasions newspaper final month, Yunus stated his authorities wouldn’t instantly search Hasina’s extradition from India.
Yunus, who assumed workplace on August 8, claimed that about 1500 individuals, together with college students and employees, have been killed whereas 19,931 others have been wounded throughout the protest towards the Hasina authorities.
“Our authorities could be very cautious to gather info on each demise,” he stated, including that the federal government made preparations for remedy of the injured in numerous specialised hospitals, together with 13 hospitals in Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, resigned and fled to India following large protests by college students and others towards her authorities over a controversial quota system in authorities jobs.
She landed on the Hindon airbase close to Delhi on August 5. She was believed to have been shifted later to an unspecified location and has not been seen in public since then.
Hasina and her occasion leaders face accusations of ordering brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination College students Motion, leading to quite a few casualties throughout the July-August protests.
Yunus stated his authorities is investigating each incident in just a few instances the place spiritual minorities have been subjected to violence.
“We’ve tried our greatest in order that any citizen of the nation, not solely Hindu group members, doesn’t develop into a sufferer of violence. We’ll proceed these efforts,” he stated in his tackle to the nation.
He stated Bangladesh was a very insecure nation when the interim authorities assumed workplace.
Yunus stated an try was made to unfold pointless worry among the many spiritual minorities.
“In some instances, they’ve additionally been subjected to violence. However all of the hype about it was fully exaggerated. These little instances of violence that happened have been primarily political,” he stated.
However unwell efforts have been made to make the nation unstable once more by giving spiritual color to those occasions, he stated, including that the federal government handled the scenario firmly with the cooperation of all.
He stated that after two months of assumption of workplace by his authorities, Durga Puja was celebrated in round 32,000 puja mandaps throughout the nation.
He stated the federal government took intensive safety preparations throughout the Durga Puja in order that the Hindu group members have a good time the pageant easily.
Hindus represent nearly Eight per cent of the 170 million Bangladesh inhabitants. The minority Hindu group members have confronted common vandalism of their companies and destruction of temples throughout and for the reason that protest erupted, ensuing within the ouster of Prime Minister Hasina.
Yunus additionally stated that the Election Fee (EC) will likely be shaped quickly whereas an election roadmap will likely be introduced after competing reforms within the electoral system.
“As soon as the electoral reforms are determined, you’ll get the election roadmap very quickly,” he stated.
Noting that there’s a query in everybody’s thoughts about when the elections will likely be held, Yunus stated the federal government has began taking crucial steps to carry the elections.
