Mohammad Yunus, the head of the interim government of Bangladesh and his associates on Saturday clearly stated that if they were pressurized or unnecessarily pressurized on any other issue, they would retaliate with the public. This statement came when the Army Chief and BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) have demanded elections by December.
In fact, in the last nine months, Bangladesh, especially its capital Dhaka, has witnessed a protest on the protests and dozens of roads. The statement issued from the Chief Advisory Office said, “If any action hinders the autonomy, reform efforts, judicial procedures, independent and general administrative functioning of the government and due to this the government is unable to fulfill its assigned obligations, the government will take necessary decisions in consultation with the public.”
Unus supporter ready for struggle
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According to media reports, the supporters of Younus are ready for a struggle from the road to every front to save the interim government. This was the same mass movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina’s government and forced him to flee Dhaka. Since then, most of the issues have been raised on the streets instead of Parliament and the government has shown several inclinations several times under pressure from protesters and Islamic mob.
From banning the Awami League to the burning of Dhanmandi 32 residences of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and opposing women’s rights reforms, manpower has been seen effectively in Bangladesh in recent times.
Younus-led interim government, student-made National Citizens Party (NCP) and Islamic groups have recognized the strength of the mass movement. Even BNP is doing rallies to show its strength.
‘Foreign conspiracies and loser elements are becoming obstacles’
Another warning issued by the Chief Advisory Office states that if obstacles inspired by loser elements or foreign conspiracies obstruct the government’s work, then it will tell the public the truth and take a decision together with them.
The leaders of the Yunus and the July 2024 mass movement had immense support from the public as people hoped that it would be a new beginning from Sheikh Hasina’s rule – where it was common for corruption and political opponents to disappear. However, the initial enthusiasm now seems to be getting cold, because the economic growth rate of the country is falling and the law and order situation is also deteriorating.
Yunus will not resign
After a meeting of an informal advisory council on Saturday, it was clear amidst speculation of Yunus’s resignation that he would continue to be the head of the interim government. The statement came after his colleagues, especially the student movement leader Nahid Islam, on 22 May that Younus was considering resigning.
There is a confusion about Yunus’s possible resignation in Bangladesh’s political stir. Yunus will hold talks with leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday and will meet other parties on Sunday in their official residence ‘Jamuna’.
Pressure to hold elections by December
Yunus’s resignation threat came after the BNP protest and Army Chief General Walker Walker-Uz-Zaman’s warning that he said that it is necessary to hold elections by December. Yunus and his advisors, who are not elected, came to the government after the migration of Sheikh Hasina – when the anti -reservation movement turned into widespread public anger.
Former minister and BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warned that a planned conspiracy is going on to avoid the upcoming election and deprive citizens of their franchise.
Bangladeshi citizens are afraid that their democratic rights will be taken away again, as has happened many times after the country’s independence in 1971. The most recent example is from 2006, when a military -backed acting government came to power.