Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned, interim govt to run country: army chief

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Bangladeshi actor Shanto Khan and father beaten to death during unrest in Dhaka​

Local media reports that Shanto and his father were trying to escape when they were confronted by an angry mob

News Desk
August 08, 2024

Bangladeshi actor Shanto Khan and his father Selim Khan, the chairman of Laxmipur Model Union Parishad and a film producer, were killed by a mob amidst the ongoing unrest in the country..

Local media reports indicated that Shanto and his father were trying to escape when they were confronted by an angry mob at Dhaka's Forkkabad Bazaar.

Despite firing shots in self-defence, they were attacked by another mob near Bagara Bazaar and beaten to death.

The news of their deaths shocked the Indian film industry.
Filmmaker Sudipto Sen condemned the killings and called for strong protests against the new regime in Bangladesh.

Sen expressed his grief on social media, describing the incident as horrendous and unacceptable.

Shanto Khan, who debuted in 2019 with "Prem Chor," had acted in several films including "Bikkhov" (2022) and "Bubujaan" (2023).

His father, Selim Khan, owned Shapla Media, a company that produced and distributed Bengali films.

 

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Lynch mob culture is another shared commonality and passion among Bharat, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. I wonder how common it is in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.

 

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh's transitional govt​

Two students feature in 17-member transitional administration following deadly protests that led to Hasina’s ouster

Anadolu Agency
August 08, 2024

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on Thursday as the head of a 17-member transitional government in Bangladesh. This development follows weeks of protests that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the dissolution of her Awami League government.

The oath-taking ceremony was conducted by President Mohammed Shahabuddin at the presidential office in Dhaka. Yunus, at 84, assumes the role of "chief adviser" to the transitional government, which is primarily composed of technocrats.

The transitional administration includes 16 advisers, among them Saleh Uddin Ahmed, former governor of Bangladesh’s central bank; retired Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain; Dhaka University professor Asif Nazrul; human rights advocate Adilur Rahman Khan; attorney and environmentalist Syeda Rezwana Hasan; and women’s rights activist Farida Akhtar. The team also features two student leaders from the protests that prompted Hasina’s resignation and subsequent departure to India.

The formation of the transitional government was announced by Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman after Hasina fled the country. Yunus, who was in France at the time, returned to Dhaka on Thursday and expressed gratitude for the role of students in the recent political upheaval. “Bangladesh has begun a new chapter. We are thankful to those who made this possible; they (students) saved the country,” Yunus said upon his arrival.

The protests, which began in July, were sparked by disputes over civil service job quotas and resulted in over 400 deaths. Following these events, President Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament elected in January, during which Hasina secured her fourth term as prime minister.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition group, has called for national elections within three months to ensure that power is returned to elected representatives.