The #interimgovernment headed by Nobel Laureate Prof #MuhammadYunus took oath last night, four days after the resignation and departure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid a mass upsurge led by students.
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Key organisers of Bangladesh’s student protests have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim gov't after longtime PM Sheikh Hasina resigned https://t.co/8sMY2fR1YG
"Madrasa students are guarding temples ❤ I never imagined witnessing such days in Bangladesh. We are living through a surreal moment in history. Let the student community step forward! Stop misinformation."
- Sowmitra Das
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Crowds in Bangladesh celebrated the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina. There have been calls for her to step down ever since deadly protests over job quotas rocked the country in July.
Bangladesh’s Muslim clerics are voluntarily guarding a Hindu temple in Cumilla after reports of attacks on Hindu communities and their places of worship prompted politicians and protest leaders to call for 'resisting' those committing violence.
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Across the country, student communities are vigilantly guarding the places of worship of minority communities. We will not let the freedom, stained with the blood of hundreds of martyrs, be lost to divisive tactics. Following the coordinators' declarations, form 'Communal Harmony and State Property Protection Committees' in every area to safeguard religious sites and state establishments.
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#Bangladesh: @volker_turk calls for peaceful, inclusive transition and accountability, says human rights can be roadmap to transitional authorities.
“This is a time for national healing” https://t.co/HzFb8dPMhy
Just like there's no justification to so many killings,
there is no justification to stealing, destroying public properties, attacking minorities or anyone! None!
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UPDATE 2: Dhaka at 1pm (Uk at 8 am)
1. #Bangladesh army chief General Waker-uZ-Zaman will address the people at 2pm. Till then the army has asked people to be patient.
2. A total internet blackout has been enforced from 10.30am Monday.
3. According to the The Business Standard newspaper, hundreds of thousands of people have marched towards central Dhaka. They are defying heavy security in Dhaka.
4. The students have asked people to march to Dhaka to force Sheikh Hasina's resignation. So far people from the suburbs of the city are responding.
(From journalists in Dhaka)