Bangladesh Crisis Highlights : 'Natural To Evoke Adverse Reactions Against India Over Refuge To Hasina' — BNP Leaders
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President Mohammed Shahabuddin reportedly sought an opinion from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ahead of the interim government's formation.
Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan told The Daily Star that the interim government was only formed after the entire bench of the apex court gave its opinion in favour considering the country's current situation.
The Foreign Affairs adviser of the newly formed interim government of Bangladesh stressed the importance of maintaining balanced ties with big countries as the violent-hit nation embarked on its new journey. He said: "We want to keep good relations with all. We need to maintain a balance of relations with the big countries," The Daily Star reported.
Mohammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, will be visiting the family of Ahmed Sayed on Saturday. Sayed was a coordinator of the anti-quota movement and was killed during a protest rally on June 16. Yunus will also be visiting his grave to pay respects, The Daily Star reported.
National Coordinator for the ‘Students Against Discrimination’ Movement in Bangladesh, Nahid Islam said that discussions are underway to appoint more student representatives as assistants of interim government advisers, The Daily Star reported.
Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Friday that the Indo-Bangla bilateral ties are not dependent on the Awami League and it is "natural to evoke adverse reactions" in Bangladesh over India giving refuge to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, news agency PTI reported.
The United States welcomed Bangladesh's new interim government led by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, saying it hoped to work together to advance democracy.
"We welcome Dr. Yunus's call for an end to the recent violence and we stand ready to work with the interim government and Dr. Yunus as it charts a democratic future for the people of Bangladesh," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
Amid the ongoing Bangladesh crisis, a large number of people from the neighbouring country gathered at the India-Bangladesh border. They were stopped by the Border Security Force at Zero Point.
Visuals captured from the Indian side at Pathantuli in Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar, West Bengal.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the formation of a committee to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border.
Read full story here| Modi Govt Forms Committee To Ensure Safety Of Indian Nationals, Hindus, Minorities In Bangladesh: Amit Shah
On Bangladesh crisis, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio says, "The whole country is concerned but particularly the North East will be badly affected. So, we are on alert. The states of Tripura and Assam can see infiltration and it can filter into our state. We are doing all that is needed. We hope that we can deal with this. For entry into our state, an inner line permit is required, so we have some safety."
Indian High Commissioner attended the swearing-in ceremony of the interim government in Bangladesh, yesterday: XP Division, MEA.
EAM S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and discussed the situation in violence-hit Bangladesh. "Received a call from UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy today. Discussed the situation in Bangladesh and West Asia," Jaishankar said in a post on X.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who took the oath to helm the violence-hit Bangladesh's new interim government.
In a post on X, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, "My sincere congratulations and best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus and those who have taken up their duties in Bangladesh. Hopefully, our relationship with them will improve. I wish for Bangladesh's development, peace, progress, and betterment of people from all walks of life. My best wishes to everyone from students, youth, workers, farmers, and women there. Hopefully, the crisis will end soon, peace will return. Let peace come back to this world of love of yours and mine. If our neighboring states are doing well, we will be doing well too."
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who took the oath to helm the violence-hit Bangladesh's new interim government.
In a post on X, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, "My sincere congratulations and best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus and those who have taken up their duties in Bangladesh. Hopefully, our relationship with them will improve. I wish for Bangladesh's development, peace, progress, and betterment of people from all walks of life. My best wishes to everyone from students, youth, workers, farmers, and women there. Hopefully, the crisis will end soon, peace will return. Let peace come back to this world of love of yours and mine. If our neighboring states are doing well, we will be doing well too."
As Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath to helm the violence-hit Bangladesh's new interim government on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to him on the occasion. He also stressed the need to ensure the safety of the Hindus and other minority communities in the country.
Congratulating Yunus through a post on X, PM Modi wrote: "My best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities." Furthermore, PM Modi also hoped that Bangladesh would witness an "early return to normalcy" and stressed the need for "ensuring the safety and protection of Hindus and all other minority communities in the country".
"India remains committed to working with Bangladesh to fulfill the shared aspirations of both our peoples for peace, security and development," PM Modi added.
A graffito "Bangladeshi Rohingia go back" appeared Thursday on the wall of a foot-over bridge in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, prompting a probe into the matter, an officer said, as reported by news agency PTI. The foot-over bridge with spray-painted text is located near the Ambience Mall.
The officer said police are checking CCTVs to ascertain the people behind the act. "We have removed the graffiti with paints and probe is being conducted into the matter," the officer added.
Amid violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he stands against any racially based attacks or incitement to violence.
“What we've made clear is we want to make sure that the violence that has been occurring in Bangladesh in recent weeks is tamped down. Certainly, we stand against any racially based attacks or racially based incitement to violence,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said here on Thursday.
He was responding to a question on the Secretary-General’s reaction to attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Several Hindu temples, households and businesses have been vandalised, and at least two Hindu leaders affiliated with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party have been killed in the violence since Monday, when Hasina resigned and fled to India.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus has taken oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, as the South Asian country goes through an unprecedented leadership crisis after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.
More than a dozen members of his cabinet were also sworn in at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Dhaka on Thursday night, which was attended by political leaders, civil society leaders, generals and diplomats.
Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed has said that the former Bangladesh PM will return to her country after its new caretaker government arrives at a decision pertaining to holding elections.
On Monday, Hasina fled to India after weeks of protests that led to the fall of her government. A caretaker government led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on Thursday.
Speaking to the Times of India, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who is in the US, said, "For the time being, she (Hasina) is in India. She will go back to Bangladesh the moment the interim government decides to hold an election."
Background
Bangladesh Crisis Updates LIVE: Hello and welcome to ABP News Live blog. Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the violence in Bandgladesh after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled to India. The violence in the neighbouring country was triggered by anti-government protests against the job quota system.
Days after Hasina's ouster, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath to helm the violence-hit Bangladesh's new interim government on Thursday. Yunus was sworn-in as the chief advisor to the interim government, along with an advisory council consisting 16 members, as reported by The Daily Star.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi extended their wishes to Yunus after he assumed charge of office as the chief advisor to the interim government.
He was administered oath by President Mogammed Shahabuddin at the presidential palace 'Banghabhaban'. No leader from the Awami League was spotted at the oath-taking ceremony. Diplomats from China, Iran, Argentina, Japan, UK, UAE, Qatar, and The Netherlands were present at the ceremony, The Daily Star reported.
The two key organisers of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which eventually led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster, Md. Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud, are also part of the advisory council.
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan, women's rights activist Farida Akhtar, right-wing party Hefazat-e-Islam's deputy chief AFM Khalid Hossain, chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Supradip Chakma, Grameen Telecom trustee Nurjahan Begum, freedom fighter Sharmeen Murshid, Prof Bidhan Ranjan Roy, and former foreign secretary Touhid Hossain are also among Yunu's advisory council members.
The 84-year-old professor had flown in from Paris to Dhaka on Thursday to be sworn-in as the interim government's head, which had to be formed following the resignation of former PM Sheikh Hasina amid massive protests against her government. Hasina fled Bangladesh after tendering her resignation.
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