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The government of Bangladesh took back the security given to former PM Sheikh Hasina and his family, the law will also be amended

Dhaka: The interim government of Bangladesh has given another major blow to former Prime Minister of the country Sheikh Hasina. The government led by Mohammad Yunus has withdrawn special security to Hasina and her close relatives on Thursday. This has further increased Hasina’s difficulties. Please tell that the interim government had also canceled their diplomatic passports a few days ago. In the news by Bangladesh’s Government news agency, it was reported that the Advisory Council led by Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus decided to amend the Special Security Force Act 2021 to remove special security given to former Prime Minister Hasina and his close relatives. Is.

Hasina (76) came to India on August 5 after resigning as Prime Minister, after which Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin dissolved the Parliament. Currently, Hasina has more than 75 cases registered in Bangladesh, out of which she has been accused of murder in about half of cases. The Chief Advisory Office (CAO) said in a statement after a meeting of the Advisory Council, “An interim government has been formed on August 8, 2024 following a widespread performance of the students and the public, which includes the chief advisor and other advisors.” The statement said that the Special Security Force Act 2021 was implemented after the decision of the previous government. After this, a gazette was issued on 15 May 2015 to provide special security and benefits to Hasina and her close relatives under this law.

Discriminated to the current law
The statement issued by the CAO said, “This law was designed only to provide special state benefits to a family members which are clearly discriminatory.” He said that the interim government is firmly committed to ending all types of discrimination. He said that due to the changed condition, it is not possible to implement the provisions related to ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s family “under administrative management due to the changed condition.