Bangladesh extends armed forces judicial powers
by AFP Employees Writers
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 17, 2024
Bangladesh’s interim authorities has prolonged the judicial powers of the armed forces granted after the August revolution that toppled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.
The federal government order, issued November 15, extends for 2 extra months the powers of the armed forces to have interaction in day-to-day enforcement actions just like the police, together with making arrests.
“The armed forces will perform the orders assigned to us by the federal government,” military spokesman Sami-Ud-Daula Chowdhury stated Sunday.
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, 77, had ordered police to crush student-led protests — a lethal crackdown that left at the very least 700 individuals lifeless — earlier than she fled by helicopter to India on August 5.
Her 15-year regime was marred by incidents of stopping the opposition from exercising their democratic rights.
Since then, a caretaker authorities, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, has been tasked with implementing democratic reforms and holding elections.
The military was introduced in to revive safety with many individuals having misplaced confidence within the police.
Solely officers with the rank of captain or above are authorised to make an arrest, excessive courtroom lawyer Imam Hasan Tareq stated Sunday.
The powers have been prolonged to incorporate the coastguard and border safety models.
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