Protests in Bangladesh: House of exile leader Hasina attacked

Protests in Bangladesh: House of exile leader Hasina attacked

dhaka, Bangladesh - thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have their resentment on the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to destroy a family domicile, which symbolically for the independence of the country-and now for the authoritarian believe that she led him.

the origin of the protest

The attack was triggered by a planned speech by Hasina, which she wanted to keep from the exile in the neighboring India . Hasina had fled last year during one of the students who was in charge of her 15-year rule. Critics accuse her of suppressing dissenting voices.

The meaning of the house

The house in the capital Dhaka was the home of Hasina's deceased father and the independence leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who there in 1971 the formal break with Pakistan Ausrief. In an assassination attempt, Rahman was murdered in this house in 1975. Hasina had later converted the building into a museum.

disorders and escalations

Since Hasina has left the country, some of her followers have tried to gather there, but were attacked by Hasina's critics who have also attacked other symbols of their government and party since the uprising. These attacks have led to destruction and arson attacks in several buildings.

The reaction of the former Prime Minister

On Wednesday, some protesters threatened to "demolish" the building with excavators if Hasina continued with her speech that marked the beginning of a one -month protest program of her political party, the Awami League. The party tries to gain support while allegations of attacks on its members and other supporters of Hasinas are in the room.

Asa began to speak as Hasina, the protesters stormed the house and began to tear off the brick walls. Later they brought a crane and an excavator to tear down the building. In the middle of the destruction, Hasina said: "You don't have the power to destroy the country's independence with excavators. You may destroy a building, but you won't wipe out the story."

allegations and counter -reactions

Hasina called the population of Bangladesh to defend themselves against the new rulers and claimed that they had achieved power through “unconstitutional” means. The student leader Hasnat Abdullah warned the media of Hasina's speech and announced on Facebook: "Tonight Bangladesh is freed from the pilgrimage of fascism."

Many of the protesters called for Hasina's execution because of the hundreds of deaths during the last year, which has been uprising against them, which has been one of the worst unrest since independence. Hasina called for a UN examination for these deaths.

The influence of India and the current Situation

The protesters also expressed slogans that criticized India. A transitional government in Bangladesh under the direction of Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has called for Hasinas to be delivered, but so far India has not reacted.

Early reports from the leading English -language newspaper Daily Star reported that waves of attacks on several houses and shops were directed by Awami League. The transitional government is desperately trying to maintain order and prevent bullied violence against Hasina supporters, but has accused Hasina of far -reaching corruption and human rights violations during her reign, which began in 2009.

criticism of the transitional government

The Awami League, in turn, accuses the government led by Yunus to violate human rights and suppress Bangladesh's minorities, which the authorities deny. While the human rights organization Human Rights Watch based in New York praised the reform measures of the transitional government, it criticizes a "worrying pattern of abuse by security forces", which apparently repeated itself after Hasina's fall, but this time directed against supporters of the Awami League, including journalists.

In a new report by the last month, the group found that the police again carried out arbitrary arrests and submit criminal charges against persons not named, which enables the police to threaten almost everyone with arrest.