University will offer privileges to spouses, children of gazetted individuals killed, injured during July uprising. In case of no spouses or children, benefits to be extended to siblings.
Statement released after unscheduled meeting of Bangladesh's advisory council in Dhaka Saturday to discuss possibility of national elections and judicial reforms.
National Citizens’ Party, floated by student leaders who led anti-Hasina stir, also aims to draft new constitution for Bangladesh. Hasina has accused its leaders of ‘taking power illegally’.
Nahid Islam was spokesperson of Students Against Discrimination which spearheaded movement that led to Hasina's ouster. He was I&B adviser to Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh.
The 100-page report says the former govt orchestrated brutal response to protests, using live ammunition & excessive force, with Hasina asking officials to ‘kill & hide protesters’ bodies’.
Hasina, the 76-year-old former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, fled to India last August as student-led protests led to the toppling of her Awami League government.
Yunus’s remarks come as female participants of the student protests this year in Bangladesh feel upset over being sidelined by the interim govt, besides concerns about women’s safety.
Many cases linked to killings during uprising name large number of people, many of whom had nothing to do with the violence. Yunus-led interim govt had earlier admitted to the problem.
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