Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India and removed her loyalists in the country, including media and economic reforms, and now reports have been received that the special war crimes tribunal established by Sheikh Hasina. It has started an investigation into the cases of ‘mass murder’ against them during the student movement.
It should be noted that the protest against the quota system turned into civil disobedience when Sheikh Hasina Wajid used force and 300 people died. Most of the dead were students. Bangladeshi media later reported that 450 people were killed during the violent protests, most of them killed by police firing.
According to the foreign news agency ‘AFP’, the Deputy Director of the Investigation Cell of the War Crimes Tribunal, Atta-ul-Rahman said that these cases are related to ‘mass murder’ and we will also go to the crime scenes.
He said that the three cases against Hasina Wajid were brought by common people in which several former top aides of the former prime minister have also been named. The cases are related to violence in Mirpur, Munshiganj and Savar, districts close to the capital Dhaka.
Dismissal of Hasina Wajid’s loyalists continues, decision not to hold elections until the cleanup is completed
According to local media, at least 15 cases have been registered against Hasina Wajid, including those that predated the recent unrest and related to murder and crimes against humanity.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) was established by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid in 2010 to investigate atrocities committed against Pakistan during the war of independence. Under Hasina Wajid’s rule, the crime tribunal sentenced more than 100 people to death, including many of her political opponents.
It should be noted that Sheikh Hasina’s loyalists are being removed from positions from top to bottom in Bangladesh, while the interim government has decided not to hold elections until the cleaning process is completed.
The head of the interim government, Dr. Yunus, has said that elections will be held only after major reforms are made in the Election Commission, Judiciary, Civil Administration, Security Forces and Media. During the reforms, the loyalists of Sheikh Hasina Wajid are being removed in various sectors of Bangladesh.
The latest development is that the caretaker government has now removed all the 493 sub-district chairmen. Sub-districts in Bangladesh have the same importance as Tehsils in Pakistan. Sub-district chairmen have been removed and the responsibilities have been given to executive officers.
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2024-08-25 10:49:11
