UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (August 13) has accustomed efforts of Bangladesh’s acting government to restore calm and organize aldermanic elections in the country, advancement the admittance of women as able-bodied as boyhood communities in the process.
Saying he stands in abounding adherence with the bodies of Bangladesh and calls for the abounding account of their animal rights, he apprenticed new acting baton Muhammad Yunus to abide to accomplish every accomplishment in the advancing weeks to be inclusive.
“The Secretary-General welcomes efforts to restore calm and organize aldermanic elections in Bangladesh, with the abutment of an acting government,” apprehend the account issued on Monday (August 12) by Farhan Haq, agent agent for the secretary-general.
“He (Guterres) continues to accentuate the charge for a full, independent, impartial, and cellophane analysis into all acts of violence,” it added.
The US, meanwhile, denied any captivation in the crisis in Bangladesh and said it will abide to adviser the bearings the turmoil-ridden country. The White House fatigued that President Joe Biden is “consistent in speaking loud and clear” on animal rights issues.
Yunus was affidavit in as arch of Bangladesh’s acting government aftermost week. Student-led protests beyond Bangladesh, which angry agitated and claimed the lives of at atomic 450 bodies in added than a month, affected prime abbot Sheikh Hasina to abandon and leave the country.
But, added than 230 bodies accept been dead in the after-effects of her ouster, as all-embracing abandon and chaos connected with targeted attacks adjoin religious minorities. This has taken the afterlife assessment to 560 back the anti-quota protests aboriginal started in mid-July.
Here are the updates:
Violence escalates in advancing apprentice movement
In an accretion of the advancing apprentice protests in Dhaka, vandals targeted the Setu Bhaban that houses the admiral of road, carriage and bridges while several high-end cartages were set on fire.
Alarmed at letters of attacks adjoin journalists:
In acknowledgment to a catechism at the circadian columnist briefing, Haq said the UN is in blow with the “current capricious body, and we achievement that there will abide to be an open, across-the-board action of government accumulation and that there can be a quick calendar for the apology of autonomous rule.” The acting government was formed afterwards the abatement of the Hasina-led government, and its head, Yunus, appear the portfolios of his 16-member board of admiral aftermost week.
In the deathwatch of attacks on journalists during the apprentice protests, Haq added that the UN is adjoin all attacks on journalists anywhere for any reason. “And we are abashed at the letters of attacks that accept taken place,” he said.
US ecology Bangladesh situation
The US said it will abide to adviser the bearings in Bangladesh and admiral Joe Biden has been constant in speaking about animal rights issues. “We are absolutely activity to abide ecology the situation. I don’t accept annihilation abroad to add above that. But, back it comes to any blazon of animal rights issues, the admiral (Joe Biden) has been actual constant in speaking loud and bright in accessible and additionally abreast and he’ll abide to do that,” Jean-Pierre said at her circadian account appointment on Monday (August 12).
The acknowledgment came on questions apropos calls from Hindu-American groups and Indian-American assembly gluttonous US action in attention the lives and backdrop of the boyhood Hindu association in Bangladesh.
Over the accomplished few days, hundreds of Hindu-Americans in assorted US cities accept been captivation peaceful beef rallies adjoin the declared animal rights violations of the boyhood Hindu association in Bangladesh. Marches had appeared from Atlanta in Georgia, California, and New York.
‘Simply false’: US on ‘rumors’ of captivation in Bangladesh
The White House acerb refuted allegations that the US interfered in the centralized diplomacy of Bangladesh, arch to Sheikh Hasina’s abandonment and escape. “We accept had no captivation at all. Any letters or rumors that the United States government was complex in these contests is artlessly false. That is not true,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.
She was responding to media letters that quoted Hasina allegedly claiming that she could accept backward in ability if she had surrendered the ascendancy of St Martin’s Island and accustomed America to boss the Bay of Bengal.
Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed, however, has denied that his mother anytime gave such a statement. “The contempo abandonment account attributed to my mother appear in a bi-weekly is absolutely apocryphal and fabricated. I accept aloof accepted with her that she did not accomplish any account either afore or back abrogation Dhaka,” Wazed said in a column on X.
The White House said it is the appropriate and advantage of bodies of Bangladesh to accept their destiny. “This (electing their leader) is a best for and by the Bangladeshi people. We accept that the Bangladeshi bodies should actuate the approaching of their government, and that’s breadth we stand. Any allegations, certainly, we will abide to say, and I accept said here, is artlessly not true,” Jean-Pierre said.
Home abbot brash aegis in Meghalaya, says CM Sangma
Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma said Union home abbot Amit Shah captivated a analysis affair with him and his deputy, in deathwatch of the bearings in Bangladesh that can activate a refugee crisis at the borders.
“…In the analysis meeting, we abreast the home abbot that there was acceptable assignment by the BSF and the army and actual austere monitoring. At the aforementioned time, Meghalaya badge is additionally on aeriform alert. We additionally told him that we accept put a night alarm forth the all-embracing bound to added strengthen all-embracing security,” he told account bureau ANI.
Indian Coast Guard Enhances Amphibian Surveillance
Surveillance was added forth the Indo-Bangladesh all-embracing amphibian abuttals band (IMBL) to antithesis any attack of actionable clearing through sea routes in appearance of the arising bearings in Bangladesh.
According to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), so far “no instances of aggression or any such activity” accept been appear on the amphibian advanced and “enhanced surveillance measures” will be maintained in the breadth until the bearings is stable.
“Considering the contempo political contest in Bangladesh and arising situation, the ICG has appropriately positioned operational units for able-bodied surveillance in the arena and to antithesis any attempts of actionable clearing through sea routes,” it said.
“Surface surveillance has been enhanced… by adopted convoying argosy (OPVs) and fast convoying argosy (FPVs),” it added.
The ICG added said layered apparent surveillance has been instituted by added FPVs. “All units at sea accept been brash to monitor/board all fishing boats and undertake absolute identification of Indian fishermen,” it said.
Sea-air accommodating aeriform surveillance has been aggrandized forth IMBL by aircraft abnormally during aurora and dark hours to “track scooting contacts”, if any. Added assets are additionally kept on standby at Paradip and Haldia for actual deployment or acknowledgment if any “subversive activity” is reported.
Electronic surveillance has been promptly maintained for all abutting bank appointment contacts and interrogated. “Necessary allocation has been maintained with agencies and stakeholders to anticipate any admission through accessible infiltration/landing points,” it said.
