Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the nation after weeks of protests towards her authorities that left a whole lot of individuals lifeless.
Hasina, 76, resigned on Monday after student-led protests towards a quota system for presidency jobs final month turned a preferred name for her elimination within the worst political disaster throughout her 15-year rule.
As tens of 1000’s of individuals surrounded authorities places of work and houses within the capital Dhaka, Hasina fled to India along with her sister in a military helicopter.
In an tackle to the nation, Bangladesh's military chief Normal Waker-Uz-Zaman introduced that an interim authorities would govern the nation of 170 million individuals, with out giving particulars.
Listed here are some reactions to Hasina's withdrawal from energy and the unrest within the nation:
Opposition Nationalist Social gathering of Bangladesh
Tarique Rahman, the appearing chief of the principle opposition occasion who lives in exile in Britain, stated on X that “Hasina's resignation is a testomony to the ability of the individuals.”
“Allow us to work collectively to rebuild Bangladesh as a democratic and developed nation the place the rights and freedoms of all persons are protected,” he stated.
United Kingdom
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman stated his workplace was involved in regards to the violence and the “important lack of life, together with college students, kids and cops”, saying it was “fully unacceptable”.
“The appropriate to peaceable protest have to be protected and by no means subjected to violence. We name on the authorities to launch all peaceable protesters and make sure that due course of is adopted for these accused and accused,” it stated in a press release.
International Minister David Lammy stated: “The individuals of Bangladesh deserve a full and impartial investigation, led by the United Nations, into the occasions of the previous few weeks.”
Bangladeshi diaspora within the UK
In Whitechapel, a London borough that’s residence to a big Bangladeshi group, many took to the streets to have a good time.
They waved their nationwide flag, honked automobile horns and shouted: “Bangladesh! Bangladesh!”
“Bangladesh has now achieved its second independence,” stated 50-year-old Abu Sayem. “Actually, we first gained our independence in 1971, however the autocrat Sheikh Hasina dominated the nation by pressure. “It has taken away our rights. She killed 1000’s of kids.”
Taxi driver Ishtiaque Choudhury stated: “It’s a reduction for us and I’m comfortable for my nation.”
Germany
A International Workplace spokesman stated it was “vital that Bangladesh continues on its democratic path” given the unrest within the nation.
European Union
The bloc referred to as for an “orderly and peaceable” transition to democratic rule in Bangladesh.
“The EU requires calm and restraint. “It’s essential to make sure an orderly and peaceable transition to a democratically elected authorities with full respect for human rights and democratic ideas,” international coverage chief Josep Borrell stated.
United States
The US praised the Bangladesh military's “restraint” whereas calling on all sides to “chorus from additional violence.”
“Too many lives have been misplaced over the course of the previous few weeks, and we name for calm and restraint within the coming days,” State Division spokesman Matthew Miller advised reporters.
Miller additionally stated the US had seen studies that the military was refusing strain to additional crack down on pupil demonstrations.
“Whether it is certainly true that the military has resisted calls to crack down on authentic protesters, that will be a constructive improvement,” he stated.
Requested whether or not the army ought to select the subsequent management, Miller stated: “We wish the individuals of Bangladesh to determine the longer term authorities of Bangladesh.”
The White Home referred to as for respect for democratic rights in Bangladesh. “We urge that the formation of the interim authorities is democratic and inclusive. “We commend the Military for the restraint it confirmed at present,” a White Home spokesman added.
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer stated on X that Hasina's violent response to authentic protests had made her continued rule untenable.
“I applaud the courageous protesters and demand justice for these killed. It’s essential to kind a balanced transition authorities that respects the rights of all and shortly holds democratic elections,” Schumer stated.
United Nations
UN Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres urged calm and confused the necessity for a “peaceable, orderly and democratic transition,” his spokesman stated.
“[Guterres] “Stands in full solidarity with the individuals of Bangladesh and requires full respect for his or her human rights,” stated Farhan Haq, the spokesman.
“It continues to underscore the necessity for a complete, impartial, neutral and clear investigation into all acts of violence.”
Irene Khan, the UN particular rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, stated the military had “a really tough job” forward.
“All of us hope that the transition might be peaceable and that there might be accountability for all of the human rights violations which have taken place not too long ago, together with the killing of round 300 individuals within the final three weeks,” Khan advised Al Jazeera.
“Bangladesh clearly faces an enormous job. It’s now not the flagship of sustainable improvement. The earlier authorities had pushed this nation into despair and it will take a whole lot of laborious work to rebuild it, however above all I feel this can be very vital that the military respects human rights.”
Canada
International Minister Melanie Joly stated her nation “condemns the human rights violations, deaths, torture, arbitrary arrests and deadly violence” utilized in response to the protests.
“Throughout this transition, we name on all events to respect and uphold democratic establishments and processes and the rule of legislation,” Joly stated in a press release.
Amnesty Worldwide
The group's South Asia researcher, Taqbir Huda, advised Democracy Now that whereas Hasina resigned, a lot of the violence “might have been averted” if her authorities had been extra aware of college students' calls for.
Noting that the army had taken energy, he warned: “Given Bangladesh's historical past of army dictatorships… it’s actually vital to emphasise that this have to be a time-bound measure till… governance might be reshaped.”
India
Whereas Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's authorities has not but commented on Hasina's resignation, it has declared a “excessive alert” alongside the four,096 km (2,545 mile) border with Bangladesh.
It has been reported that Modi's authorities has shut ties with the Hasina-led Awami League authorities.
Sri Lanka
International Minister Ali Sabry stated in a press release on X: “We imagine within the resilience and unity of the Bangladeshi nation and hope for a speedy return to peace and stability.”
“Could the individuals of Bangladesh discover the energy to beat these challenges and emerge even stronger,” he added.
Russia
The International Ministry stated in a press release that “Moscow … hopes for an early return of inner political processes to constitutional norms in a rustic pleasant to us.”