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Violence has once again erupted in Bangladesh amid the announcement of the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Incidents of arson were reported in at least 21 districts of the country from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon. Buses and train coaches were set on fire. The gates of government offices and educational institutions were also closed.
According to data from Bangladesh Police and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), 22 vehicles were set on fire in 11 districts in the last 24 hours. There were at least 28 incidents of crude bomb blasts in Dhaka and six other districts.
The police headquarters claims that supporters of Sheikh Hasina’s party are behind these incidents. According to the police, the incidents of violence started after the announcement of Hasina’s return to Bangladesh.
Bus set on fire, driver dead
Late on Monday night, a bus parked at the New Bus Terminal in Golachamat area of Faridpur city was set on fire. According to the police, three people had come on a bike. One of them poured petrol on the bus and set it on fire.
Bus driver Mohammad Kalachan was sleeping inside at the time of the incident. He managed to come out after the fire, but his health deteriorated due to smoke inhalation. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Kalachan was a resident of Dignagar village of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj district.
Two passenger buses were set on fire at Sagarika and Kalurghat in Pahartali area of Chattogram. A Municipal Corporation truck and a bus were burnt at Manikganj bus stand in Betagi, Barguna. Two buses of Al Baraka Transport also caught fire in Naogaon.
College bus was burnt in Bajitpur, Kishoreganj. Two vehicles were targeted in separate incidents in Savar and Dhamrai near Dhaka. However, the police claimed that the fire in a goods-laden truck at Nator was accidental.
Clash between police and protesters
Tension increased in Tungipara of Gopalganj on Tuesday morning. At around 9:30 am, activists of the banned Chhatra League blocked the road at Gohardanga Chowringhee intersection by burning goods. Later workers of Awami League and Jubo League also joined them.
Several banners and decorative strips outside a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office were vandalized as protesters marched towards Patgati market.
When the police tried to stop the procession, a clash started. According to local sources, at least 10 people were injured. Tungipada police station in-charge officer Ayub Ali said that many policemen were also injured.
The protesters allegedly vandalized a police vehicle and set it on fire. There were also reports of road blockage in many areas of Kashiani and Gopalganj city.
Police said- people are being made to attack by paying money
Police have suspected that people from Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League and its affiliated organizations are behind these attacks. However, officials say that the investigation is still in its initial stages.
Akhtar Hussain said that the investigation has revealed indications that some people were prepared to carry out the attack by paying them.
Awami League has rejected the police allegations. Party spokesperson Mohammad Ali Arafat claimed that opposition groups were organizing these incidents to defame the party and blame it for the attacks.
Hasina left the country and came to India in 2024
The student movement against reservation in government jobs started in Bangladesh in June 2024. The High Court had ruled to provide 30% reservation in government jobs to the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters involved in the 1971 freedom struggle.
The students opposed this. His demand was that recruitment in government jobs should be on the basis of merit instead of reservation. The demonstrations intensified in July. Violent clashes occurred between police and protesters. The police were accused of firing at the protesters and using excessive force.
After this the students started demanding Hasina’s resignation. On August 5, 2024, thousands of protesters reached the official residence of then PM Hasina in Dhaka. After this Hasina came to India by military plane. Since then she has been living in India.
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