Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh – until our religious minorities and ethnic minorities are protected and justice comes to them too, the nation is not free,
The Secretary-General stands in full solidarity with the people of Bangladesh and ... continues to underscore the need for a full, independent, impartial and transparent investigation into all acts of violence,
Whatever demands you have we will fulfil and bring back peace to the nation, please help us in this, stay away from violence.”
Let’s be better, stronger and kinder than we’ve ever been before. Let’s work together to build a better Bangladesh we’ve always dreamed of.”
Direct open firing took place in Shahbag area 15 minutes ago. We don’t have an estimate of how many were injured. It is still ongoing. Near Motijhil Shantinagar, tear gas has been fired on common people,
The military will not fire at anyone, the police will not fire at anyone, I have given orders,
We have given our blood, we have been martyred, our vision of forming a new Bangladesh will now have to be realised,
I appeal to our countrymen to suppress these terrorists with a strong hand,
People are celebrating on the street and millions and millions of people all over Bangladesh [are] celebrating as if this is our liberation day,
This is not just the end of the tyrant Sheikh Hasina; with this we put an end to the mafia state that she has created,
It would defeat the spirit of the revolution that toppled the illegitimate and autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina if people decide to take the law into their own hands without due process,
This is terrible. Let us all pray for Bangladeshi people."
At the same time, I think many of us were surprised at the haste in which the events have unfolded,
Hopefully the military realises they should be part of the success, rather than being blamed for it being threatened, but there needs to be new structures put in place.”
It seems at the point that the court finally ruled in favor of what the protesters were asking, things had run away,
It is also going to be very difficult for the military or any oppositional party to hijack the movement,
Hopefully, the release of this important leader, but also other political prisoners or people who are detained over political charges, will unfreeze a process of political contestation and openness,
There generally seemed to be a democratic backsliding. So there were lots of deep-rooted causes for anger, of which the civil service quota was just one,
Once the euphoria of what's happened … dies down, people will start to worry increasingly about that,
Obviously, students are sceptical about a military-led interim government, because that is also not likely to be a government that would shy away from authoritarian style of ruling,