The situation in Bangladesh is returning to normal after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government and violent protests that lasted for several weeks. At the same time, markets are gradually opening in the capital Dhaka and public transport is starting on the roads. The thing to note is that policemen are not visible on the streets of Dhaka. Instead, students are seen engaged in traffic management as volunteers.
The office of the Awami League has been burnt to ashes, just a short distance from the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the most VIP area of Dhaka. First of all, miscreants and opponents of Sheikh Hasina attacked the headquarters of Awami Party League. The marks of arson and violence are still visible even today.
Sheikh Hasina’s supporters, workers and leaders have gone underground. Awami League workers found around the area told that on 5th there was massive looting and Bangladesh was destroyed. The entire headquarters building was looted and vandalized.
‘Don’t know when schools and colleges will open’
Speaking to India Today, a second-year college student who was managing traffic at a busy intersection in Dhaka said, “The Prime Minister has run away and the police have also run away. Now all of us students are managing the traffic. All schools and colleges are closed and we don’t know when they will open.”
Students are handling the responsibility of traffic management, while the army and voluntary organizations are taking care of the law and order situation. Troops of army personnel carrying light machine guns (LMG) are deployed in major areas of Dhaka. There is tight security in the area around the airport, many army vehicles are deployed near the entrance gate.
After the fall of Hasina government, police remained off duty due to security concerns, which led to large-scale looting and riots in the country. Last week, about 76 police stations were set on fire in Bangladesh. Several police officers were also beaten to death in a police station in Sirajganj.
‘Here Hindu-Muslim are brothers…’
While discussing the current situation with Aaj Tak, the people of Bangladesh said that whatever happened was not good. The people who attacked Hindus and temples were not our people. Here Hindus and Muslims are brothers. Jamaat wants Islamic rule but the identity of Bengali-speaking Bangladesh will not change.
He said that we believe in Islam and we want it to be kept forward but here Hindus and Muslims are all brothers and everyone will live together. Sheikh Hasina did wrong, she should have talked to the protesters and students because she also belongs to this country.
Policemen did not come for duty even after giving deadline
The interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus had on Friday given a 24-hour deadline for police officers to return to their duties. However, no solution seemed to emerge from this.