According to a report from Reuters, Bangladesh’s army commander Waker-Uz-Zaman convened a meeting the day before Sheikh Hasina fled the violence-torn nation to advise his officers to refrain from firing on the civilians who were protesting the government’s request for a law.
” Hasina no longer had the army’s help”, an American official familiar with the situation said.
According to the official, Zaman even contacted Hasina’s company to let him know that his soldiers would not be able to carry out the quarantine she had demanded. Following conflicts on Sunday that left at least 91 people dead and hundreds of injuries, the nationwide curfew was put in place.
The army commander, however, is yet to officially describe his decision to withdraw assistance from Hasina.
Retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain discussed the possibility that Zaman might have withdrawn his support from Hasina and said,” There was a lot of unease within the troops,” adding,” That is what probably ( put ) pressure on the chief of army staff, because the troops are out and they are seeing what is happening.
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However, Muhammad Yunus is set to return to Bangladesh on Thursday, as per an established speech. The time state should be led by the Nobel prize, according to the protest.
Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on Monday after violent demonstrations demanded her departure. She fled Bangladesh.
At least 300 people died as a result of the opposition, which began in June as a learner demonstration against preferred quotas in government jobs.
