"I think that the country is now occupied by the Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups and they have been destroying the history of Bangladesh. They destroyed the sculptures of all freedom fighters, and they destroyed the museums of the liberation war in 1971," Nasreen said.
Samanta Shermeen, Spokesperson of Jatio Nagorik Committee, a platform of the group, said, "After the July 2024 uprising, the new hopes and aspirations that have been born in Bangladesh; In view of that hopes and aspirations, the students have taken the initiative to form a new political part
Walking barefoot to Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar with wreaths and flowers singing "Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February", people from all walks of life paid their respects to heroes.
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, recently met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to discuss a potential collaboration to launch Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.
Protests and sloganeering took place against Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus outside the Blair House where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staying during his two-day visit to the US.
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.
This comes after a group of madrasa students on Monday had attacked a stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka over the display of book written by Taslima Nasreen, who is in exile in India as per police and eyewitness' accounts.
Ashok Gehlot highlighted the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, and accused the Central Government of not 'putting pressure' on Dhaka over the issue.
"A meeting was held today (Saturday) with the coordination of law and order forces at the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the terrorist attacks on students in Gazipur last night", Bangladesh Home ministry said in a statement.
The residence of Bangladesh's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka, was vandalized on February 5 during a live online address by his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister.