The president released the opposition leader and jailed protesters

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2024-08-05 21:55:57

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A few hours after the flight of the Prime Minister, the President of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin, ordered, Monday August 5, the release of the former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Khaleda Zia, and those arrested during the demonstrations. A meeting led by the head of state in fact”collectively decided to immediately release Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) President Khaleda Zia”etc “Everyone caught up during the student protests”as published by the President’s Office.

The UN chief and the West called for a “democratic transition.” Secretary General, António Guterres, said in a statement “Peace, order and democratic transition”. In Washington, American diplomacy has it “I call on all parties to refrain from further violence. Many opportunities have been lost in recent weeks and we call for calm and restraint in the coming days.”

At least 56 people have been killed in the latest violence in the capital. A day after Sunday marked by violence which left around one hundred dead, the capital was also the site of deadly attacks on Monday: at least 55 people lost their lives, and another in the port city of Chittagong, police and hospital sources reported. to AFP.

The Prime Minister resigned and fled the country. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled the government for 15 years, has resigned, the army chief announced Waker-Uz-Zaman in a televised address on Monday, adding his intention to “rule the middle. “The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been affected, many people have been killed. It is time to end the violence.”explains the general.

At least 300 deaths a month. According to a count made by AFP based on data from the police, workers and doctors in hospitals, clashes between Sheikh Hasina’s opponents and supporters of the government have killed at least 300 since the beginning of the movement there . On Sunday, 94 people were killed in fresh clashes across the country, including at least 14 police officers, according to the police spokesman.

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