
Bangladesh Violence: Violent protests have started once in the neighboring country Bangladesh. This time the protesters are demanding the removal of President Mohammad Shahabuddin. Meanwhile, the protesters surrounded Rashtrapati Bhavan late on Tuesday (22 October 2024). The situation outside Bangabhaban, the President’s residence in the capital Dhaka, became such that the army had to take charge.
Lathi charge on protesters
When the protesters took up position outside Banga Bhavan and started raising slogans demanding the resignation of the President, the army stopped them by placing barricades. Earlier, the protesters tried to remove the police barricades, after which the police had to resort to lathi charge. When the people who had gathered for the protest became angry, the police also fired tear gas shells.
Demand for removal of President Mohammad Shahabuddin
It is being told that earlier talks took place between the protesters and the police, but no solution was found. According to Bangladeshi media report, many protesters have also been injured in the police lathi charge, who have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. One of the student organizations that led the protests against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has demanded the removal of President Mohammad Shahabuddin for commenting on the resignation of the ousted prime minister.
In an interview with a Bengali daily last week, Shahabuddin said he had no documentary evidence that Hasina stepped down as prime minister before she left the country amid massive student-led protests in August. Had resigned. After this, the anti-discrimination student movement, which was campaigning to oust Sheikh Hasina from power, took out a rally near the Central Shaheed Minar here and demanded Shahabuddin’s resignation.