Bangladesh acting president, Sheikh Muhammad Yunus, said his government is determined to conduct free and fair polls as well as facilitate a smooth transition to democratic practices after what he referred to as the “second revolution” that gripped the South Asian nation.
During his participation at the third Global Voices Summit hosted virtually by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new acting head of state spoke about the incidents that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and noted: “In Bangladesh there has been a Second Revolution involving Mass Uprisings which were joined by all.”
The Nobel laureate aged 84 stated: “Our regime will strive towards an inclusive and pluralistic democracy in order to foster an environment conducive for free, fair, and participatory elections worldwide.”
Moreover, he added: “We have now been given the responsibility of significant reforms in the electoral system, judiciary, local administration, media sector, economy and education.”
Additionally, the caretaker chief of government likened it with another movement namely East Bengal revolution of 1952 explaining that students once again took up arms seventy years later in order ‘to inspire young people in global south. They should speak out for democracy, Human rights, Dignity, Equality and shared prosperity.
“I would like you to come to Dhaka as quickly as possible or else you can miss something very important. Most parts of Dhaka have become graffiti capital city of this world.” More than four hundred buildings along with Paints sprayed on their walls are done by kids who are only twelve or thirteen years old right here.
Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina was dismissed from her position due to student-led anti-government protests on August 5th and she fled into India thereafter. However these ‘students’ demands for reforming government employment reservation policies soon snowballed into a rebellion aimed at overthrowing President Sheetal Singh’s administration.
The country witnessed violence throughout with over two hundred thirty people dead in the aftermath of Hasina’s regime fall.
