2024-09-29 02:10:02
The chief adviser of the interim government. Muhammad Yunus said, the immense power of our people, especially the youth, has opened the door to a new possibility of radical transformation of our existing state structures and institutions.
He said this in a speech given at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA. Muhammad Yunus’ speech began at 8:30 PM Bangladesh time on Friday (September 27). As the head of the government of Bangladesh, he addressed the world leaders in Bengali language. Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of the interim government, addressed the United Nations General Assembly as the leader of 170 million people in the context of the revival of Bangladesh through the strong movement of students.
In his speech at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters, the Chief Adviser highlighted the context of the anti-discrimination student movement and the revolutionary changes brought about in Bangladesh through it.
The circumstances under which he took charge of the government and the reform measures undertaken by the interim government to rebuild the state structure in changing times, the Rohingya crisis, climate change, the government’s inclusive economic development and other global and regional issues came up in his speech.
The Chief Adviser said, ‘We are overwhelmed by the wisdom, courage and conviction shown by these young people. Ignoring the gunshots, these young men of ours stood to receive their chests. Our youths strongly raised their voice against the illegal state power. School-going teenagers sacrificed their lives without hesitation. Hundreds of people have lost their sight forever.
Our mothers, day laborers and countless people of the city shouldered their children on the streets. Ignoring the scorching sun, rain, fear of death, they overcame the evil conspiracy to manipulate the state machinery for a long time against true and just aspirations. As far as we know, in this people’s movement, we have lost more than eight hundred lives in the hands of dictatorial forces.
The development of the state of Bangladesh is due to people’s deep belief in liberal policies, pluralism and secularism. The values that our masses fought for in 1971 have taught us ‘Generation G’ to look anew years later. We saw this in the language movement of 1952 when Bengali was established as the mother tongue.
This ‘monsoon coup’ of Bangladesh will motivate people in different parts of the world to stand for freedom and justice in the coming days.
I therefore call upon the world community to re-engage with our new Bangladesh to make our liberation and democratic aspirations a reality.
Our youth and the vast masses of the country have agreed to entrust me and my advisory council with a great responsibility of running the government to rebuild the state structure that has become miserable. After assuming office, we have come face to face with deep astonishment and dismay, how rampant corruption has reduced a functioning democratic system to rubble, how key institutions of the state have been locked in a vicious cycle of partisanship, how people’s wealth has been ruthlessly looted, how a vested interest has The group has illegally monopolized all trades and freely smuggled the country’s wealth abroad. In short, how justice, ethics and morality disappeared at every stage.
It is in such a situation that we are entrusted with the task of rebuilding the country and returning the desired state system to the people. Right now, our main goal is to correct the mistakes of the past and build a competitive and strong economy and a just society.
In the current changing situation all political parties are now able to express their views freely. It is our priority to ensure the accountability of all individuals and institutions involved in state affairs and decision-making processes.
We are committed to upholding and protecting the fundamental rights of people. The people of our country will speak freely, assemble without fear, vote and elect the people of their choice – that is our aim. We are also committed to preserving the independence of the judiciary and consolidating media freedom, including in the cyber domain.
So that even a child of our farmer or laborer can reach the highest peak of the society, instead of building huge infrastructure, we are emphasizing on increasing the allocation in the health and education sector. Our aim is to bring back good governance at all levels of the state system.