lightning f57
Trusted Member
Inshallah some stability to Bangladesh. We need muslim nations to move forward not be stuck in endless political paralysis.
Bangladesh Socio-Political Crisis 2024 and onwards
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Alter_Ego
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The military got involved by simply refusing to be involved.
Hasina and AL alone is not powerful enough to resist a countrywide mass movement of this scale.
UKBengali
Elite Member
No BD is a not banana republic where India decides who the leader is.
Thought you braggart Indians would now realise that only BD'shis decide who rules them.
LeonBlack08
INT'L MOD
Student leaders will give a formal announcement. They have already noted that they don't want army to be in power, especially given Gen Waqar is a relative of Hasina.
Stay tuned for announcement from Shahbagh. Student leaders will present their expectation for the interim government and who should be in it.
One of the key leaders Asif Mahmud
Stay tuned for announcement from Shahbagh. Student leaders will present their expectation for the interim government and who should be in it.
One of the key leaders Asif Mahmud
LeonBlack08
INT'L MOD
Videos of celebration from this afternoon:
hellfire200604
Registered Member
While I agree with you , India's system of keeping the Military away from politics is different from what the Americans follow. Our system is too over controlling , bureaucratic and kills initiative and the ability to think. Military should be kept under the direct control of political executives instead of relying on excessive bureaucratic control. That ensures the Military is able to remain effective as a fighting force and in direct communication with the government instead of relying on middle men with no political or military experience whatsoever. It also increases accountability and transparency with a reduced scope for corruption and ambiguity in taking responsibility for a eff up.
ghazi52
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday he will form an interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka in the face of overwhelming protests.
Since late July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far claimed the lives of at least 300 people, according to an AFP tally based on police, government officials and doctors at hospitals.
Protesting student groups have demanded the scrapping of a controversial quota system in government jobs, which escalated into a campaign to seek the ouster of Hasina, who won a fourth straight term in January in an election boycotted by the opposition.
Earlier today, students in Bangladesh called for a march to Dhaka in defiance of a nationwide curfew, a day after deadly clashes in the country killed at least 91 people.
“We will form an interim government,” Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Hasina had resigned.
Since late July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far claimed the lives of at least 300 people, according to an AFP tally based on police, government officials and doctors at hospitals.
Protesting student groups have demanded the scrapping of a controversial quota system in government jobs, which escalated into a campaign to seek the ouster of Hasina, who won a fourth straight term in January in an election boycotted by the opposition.
Earlier today, students in Bangladesh called for a march to Dhaka in defiance of a nationwide curfew, a day after deadly clashes in the country killed at least 91 people.
“We will form an interim government,” Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Hasina had resigned.
UKBengali
Elite Member
I don't think that BD should rush to immediate elections as it takes time for proper parties to form with credible leaders and policies.
What would be best would be for an "interim government" to be put in place that works with the BA in order to restore stability and importantly stabilise the struggling BD economy.
This process should take around 18 months.
Now there is no option but to go for PR democracy in BD where it is no longer one sides takes all as BD has had since independence, whether democracy or dictatorship. It may not deliver the stability or efficiency that a benign autocrat could do but this is the only way now.
hembo
Trusted Member
Hope BD doesn't descend into another Libya/ Iraq due to the power vacuum and/or many greedy power pockets. Can't take any more illegal ingresses.
They were doing quite well for some times, and I was, kind of, hoping that they do so well that all the illegal migrants & their descendants returns voluntarily one day.
They were doing quite well for some times, and I was, kind of, hoping that they do so well that all the illegal migrants & their descendants returns voluntarily one day.
Fatman17
Moderator
Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and an interim government would run the country.
A source close to Hasina, 76, told AFP she had left her palace for a “safer place”. According to multiple media outlets, including the BBC and Reuters, Hasina has fled to India.
After she fled, cheering protesters stormed her palace — the culmination of more than a month of deadly anti-government protests.
Read more: https://www.dawn.com/news/1850245
Kermit
Elite Member
I thought the role current COAS is playing in Bangladesh post her fleeing is meant to be done by the President... No?
Addressing nation, forming interim govt, etc, etc.. What's the mandate of the COAS there?
Vikramaditya1
Trusted Member
ghazi52
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced Hasina’s resignation?
In a career spanning three-and-a-half decades, Wakeruz Zaman has also worked closely with Hasina.Reuters
August 5, 2024
Just over a month after he became Bangladesh’s army chief, General Wakeruz Zaman has been thrust into the limelight, announcing the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled the country on Monday.
Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that began last month after student groups demanded the scrapping of a controversial quota system in government jobs. That escalated into a campaign to seek the ouster of Hasina, who has been in power for 15 years and most recently swept to a fourth straight term in January.
Nearly 250 people have been killed in the violence.
Zaman, 58, assumed the duties of army chief on June 23 for a period of three years — the normal tenure for the position.
Born in Dhaka in 1966, he is married to Sarahnaz Kamalika Zaman, the daughter of General Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman, who was army chief from 1997 to 2000.
Zaman holds a master’s degree in Defence Studies from the National University of Bangladesh and a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King’s College, London, according to the Bangladesh Army website.
Prior to becoming the army chief, he served as the Chief of General Staff for a little over six months — a role in which he oversaw, among other things, military operations and intelligence, Bangladesh’s role in UN peacekeeping operations, and budget.
In a career spanning three-and-a-half decades, he has also worked closely with Hasina, serving as the principal staff officer at the Armed Forces Division under the Prime Minister’s Office.
Zaman has also been associated with the modernization of the army, the army website said.
As protests rocked the country once again this month, Zaman called upon army personnel to ensure the security of people’s lives, properties, and important state installations.
Bengal71
Trusted Member
He had no choice, it was his compulsion, not that he wanted it. People already said we don't want military rule either.
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