Building a new Bangladesh: Citizens urged to respect rule of Law and Order by the Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for immediate restoration of law and order across the country, urging all citizens to ensure there are no further attacks on properties linked to the family of Sheikh Hasina or the members of the Awami League party, as well as any other citizens.

"The anger of the activists who have attacked properties is understandable because they and their relatives and friends lived through years of tyranny under Hasina. The Government understands the activists’ sense of outrage that even from her refuge in New Delhi Hasina continues to try to mobilise her militants to hamper Bangladesh’s recovery from her years of abuse. 

Despite this understanding, the Government appeals to the citizens to abide by the law to show the world we are a nation that respects of the rule of law. Respecting the rule of law is what differentiates the new Bangladesh we are working together to build from the old Bangladesh under the fascist regime. Let us not undermine Bangladeshis’ sense of security and stability; any disregard for the law endangers the lives and property of citizens.

For the citizens who rose up and overthrew the Hasina regime in July and August to realise their dreams for the country, it is imperative to prove to ourselves and our friends around the world that our commitment to our principles – respecting one another’s civil and human rights and acting under the law – is unshakable. Champions of a just new Bangladesh must never act in ways that could support any perceived equivalence, however unjust, between the behaviour of today’s institutions and those of the ousted autocrats.

Our security  forces are aware of this imperative.  The Government is working with the country’s security forces to preserve law and order and to protect the lives and property of all Bangladeshis. If any attempt is made to destabilize the country through any kind of provocative activities, law enforcement agencies will immediately take strict action against anyone acting to create chaos and anarchy, which emphatically includes the destruction of property. The government will bring the responsible individuals and groups to justice.

The leaders of the fascist regime have left the country in complete ruins. They have no chance to come back as long as we remain alert and retain the moral high ground. Any attacks to their properties give them an excuse to draw international attention to themselves and dish out their fabricated stories. We are in the process of trying them for their crimes against humanity. The whole world is with us. Any deterioration of law and order will give a wrong message to the world."

The Chief Adviser calls on all citizens materialise our dream of building a country where all Bangladeshis can live in security and dignity to act with self-discipline and to channel their energy into productive, peaceful efforts to support positive changes.