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ah, bangladesh says prime minister faces cause to resign. opposition supports as demand, a caretaker government overseas elections at the end of next year. cricket these protests and is a political rivalry stretching back decades eroding democratic freedoms. this is inside story. ah hello there and welcome to the program. i'm laura kyle. the main opposition party

in bangladesh has been holding anti government protests for months. wednesday, up to a 100000 people, turned up the latest b and p rally in the capsule decker on saturday. a poor economy rising food and fuel prices and power cuts appear to have galvanized long standing anger at the prime minister. approach us as one shake athena to step down and to make way for a caretaker government to head of elections to next year. all 7 m p 's from the b and p have resigned police storms, the ban piece headquarters earlier this week. and these one person was killed and hundreds of opposition activists were arrested. we'll bring in our guests in just a moment. first, this report from tampa child re indica. ah. during the past few months, the government has climbed down on the opposition bangladesh. nationalist pardon? several people had been shot dead by police. hundreds injured and thousands had been arrested at rallies across the country. but i didn't stop tens of thousands of

opposition. supporters from gathering in dhaka on saturday. a people don't have any security here. they don't have the right to vote in the scale venture out to was because of repression. we demand the was a crazy government resigned? mean oh, we want this government to resign and release from a prime minister carlita zia. we want real democracy on witness there. shortly after an interview with al jazeera, the part is later futrell islam was arrested, along with 500 supporters. bunker hill, fortunately, facing one of the most severe political crisis. now it, because that the people of discontinuing the bridegroom 14 guys democracies totally absent vowing mileage. unfortunately, the whole scenario is dest justin, alternatively, and government is running this country, the u. n. and the us have condemned the violence and called for an investigation.

while 12 advocacy groups and rights watchdogs have, he shouldn't join statement expressing concerns about gross human rights violations . in a statement amnesty international as accused the government of having coat very little regard for human life, saying its action. send a chilling message to those who dare exercise their human rights. for its part, the government accuses the opposition of trying to destabilize the country. it says protesters are gathering illegal last legs under no circumstances. should there be any disturbance on the roads. people don't wanted nor do you want any unruly incidents by blocking roads. it has also rejected demands for an election time. caretaker government securities heavily beefed up across the capital city, docker, the bangladesh nationalist party. the main opposition party is headquartered is totally coroner by police. no one is allowed in the parameter of the economy spirals and the cost of living source $1.00 additional faces, the addition of challenge of growing calls for regime change. heard of the mix,

general elections, tundra chaudhry, i'll just it are darker. so how did we get him o prime minister shake has he now has had a long rivalry with b, n, p leader and former prime minister kelly the via dating back to the 19 ninety's and 2018 there was jailed in a corruption case. her supports and say was politically motivated. athena has headed b a y me league party that's been empower since 2009. a caretaker government act introduced in the 90s to oversee national elections was nullified under her rule. and there have been 2 national elections under her siena, marked by opposition boycotts and allegations of fraud. ah, well let's bring in our guests now and in darker we have remained for hannah. she's one of the 7 b, m. p members of parliament who resigned on saturday, also in darker tanveer shack hill joy, a member of parliament for the governing,

a whammy league parssi. and in the town of normal in illinois, ali ray, as president of the american institute of bound to their studies at the annoyed state university of a warm welcome to all of you. where mean, let's start with you. why have you and all 6 other b and p members of parliament quit? thank you so much. thank you so much for inviting me to discuss matters not elected in 2018. this election is called midnight election because it is, it is, it's created history. in fact, no other country in the world has this sort of connection. so the 7 members be there in the parliament session of our party and body made this decision because we try to use as much as we can the platform of parliament and we tried to be tried all level best, but unfortunately you are not given time time are my been stopped by the speaker,

and this is the time i believe that this decision resonate. the people are there's the people that is expected us to step down from the parliament . and so i used to say that the elections in 2018. we're, we're not valid. so in the last 4 years, what efforts have you been making while you've been in palm and what all the efforts that have failed? you must know that in the last few years we were under tremendous oppression. our job is actually in jail for 2 and a half years and now she called the rest are acting chairman is not allowed to come back to our secretary general is now in jail los than those cases have been filed against our activists. that our members so we are going through a very,

very tight. in fact, this is going to a very time. there's no democracy, there is no freedom of speech. there is no freedom of expression. did you just to guard the axes back? so they best buy coffee every back in last 4 and a half years. we tried to, you know, reorganize ourselves, but i think now we are on our feet and we are ready now. ok, we'll come back to that in just a moment. tom. good jack. hill. first of all, let's get your response. the government's response to the quitting of all of the bank, this national party and pays, they feel silenced. what's the government say about that? thanks for having me on the shore. first of all, my question is that like as they are saying that government is not legitimate and the parliament is not legitimate. then what they were doing in this parliament for last 4 years. you know, they read offending the parliament station. they took all the benefits of the

parliament indians and as it was a few that they were not given time, it's actually not true at all because they were given much, much more time then government lawmakers are the parliament and in every bill that was often the parliament, they were given more than the gross dances to give their books in those laws and abuse. and many of their recommendations were included in the laws and views. so we can say that they had ample jones's to say they're prevent sense to criticize the government, whatever will be as they had. but unfortunately when the n p a was in power from 2001 to 2006, i'll make lawmaker there did not have many chances in the parliament. i just want to say one incident in 2004. there was a ghastly grenade effect on now prime minister shaken siena, and during that time,

she nearly escaped. and when she went back to parliament that then she was opposition only does she want to discuss this method. she was not even given the job to discuss this matter on the parliament. ok, so right saw hollywood what, what would be the thing that she has been? she says yes for the last 4 years, but she has tried to make a difference in the parliament for those efforts have failed. i think the point that i mostly picked up on is that the p m. p leader is in jail currently now under house arrest, that's carlita. zale via b m. p. leaders were arrested ahead of the saturday protest has been 2000 people, others arrested ahead of all these protests. many b, m. p members have also been abducted disappeared. not to mention hundreds of extra additional killings. there is a silent thing of the opposition is not, no i, i don't agree with that. first of all,

that as i was mentioning that there were given ample chances and they took all the, you know, all the people in the parliament giddeons got and they had many jump in the parliaments of talk over. but they did not take it. it was very well and why did decision for them to quit? and as you mentioned that the b n p leaders where jill, you know, like 2 days before the so called a dan, december procession. this blog, they're already in front of their party of the or was it go down and are you on the road and they actually at the police and that's done for the for stabilizing the law and order situation. the police, other stuff, some people and the some wanted to get a leader. so that was for the sake of keeping the law an order situation. and some of them already got be and they got released. and so the some case has been filed, it will be prosecuted in, according to the law of the country. so we don't think that there was any unlawful

activity. and then they can see that in december proceed, rally the gathering was very peaceful. i want to bring in points because it was a get an idea as to 1st, whether you was surprised by the show of strength amongst a protest that despite efforts to keep them away. but also as a visual kill says how peaceful they ended up being. and no surprise, because this is a 10th december gathering that you are referring to. it has been a build up to that. and there has been previously 9 such kind of gather needs to be in p organized all around the country. and all of them tend to be peaceful just by the fact that there have been obstruction to joining those. that had been transport strike office treated by the government. and if somebody, a counselor, walkers union owners, but the point is here are that it is not about

b and b versus a while many cushion it is a question with respect to the governance issue. and what we have seen over the last 2 years, the governance guy says, says the issue in an unprecedented proportion in the sense that you look at the economy crises. what happened if you're not already for the, the government was claiming that they're having an anonymous development and the growth is fantastic. yet the economy crisis has befallen on the common people. so the peaceful party is there to be in p n people around the days i would suggest that they would like to express their opinions. the restriction that been in both lot have been both digital security act is a good point. and also we have seen extrajudicial killing and force did appear. so it is a question of the democracy of having the right going back to 2018 election or for that matter, you can go up to 2814 election. there hasn't been in decide to exercise voting

rights. what we have seen is that this is the situation. so generally speaking, the question is whether bangladesh should have the opportunity to express themselves whether in the parliament or not. it is a 2nd question to me at this point to most importantly, it is, the question of you're not expressing or participating in assembly assembly is the inalienable human. that can be simply float this decision. ok over mean a back to you in the quitting of parliament. if you are not expressing yourself and parliament which tumbush i kill said you were able to do. how are you going to? how are you going to speak for the b m p? there are many base parliament is one of the platforms that be where you say, we have top shows in our television channels. we can organize them in our meetings

and public meetings as well. so there are many that can be used. i personally use facebook go i have a few cases against me on the digital security act because of my writing in the facebook and my commands and sharing things against kaufman. so yes we have, we are, we are under tremendous pressure, but we are trying to make the best use of the small space that we have conversica. one of the protesters key demands is a return reinstatement of the caretaker government. this was a, a non political group that would be in power for on 3 months during the transfer of power during elections. why did shake her siena get rid of that? it was a very popular system and it worked well in bangladesh. yeah, this answering that just 2 seconds. first of all, you know, right, assembly is there and we always respect that box for the right assembly

does not mean that you can block the road and hamper that job. people's right, that's like government requested the n p and also government barbie. having all of them meeting in philadelphia not on the rules, so that should be the norm. and when coming back to the get the government thing that you have to go on meant was it. what will i see them, which was actually in acted by j. casino, 996. when got me in be heard of a partial list on 15 november bands. i'm going to use the only part b who is fully actually handed the power in the history of it after 2001 election. but what we saw in 2000 m, c, b and b actually for some i don't know for some very we have the then the increase the limit of the of the, of our core. because he was supposed to become the gifted argument. and then the

conflict started and we all know what happened after that. in 2 years, the government had one limit, had administered it. all, you do that and this, and you have to get a government become very controversial. and for that reason, the high gold not sure of the, not the high court actually canceled that you have to government system which was appealed by the epic school supreme court. and when it came back and this is done and then this ended back to the barman. and in the fall, i'm in been upholding. the government of the high school didn't go the guess to get a moment work density. and i just want to mention in 2014 election before the election on the, on the prime minister call lit ex prime minister color that via to propose that they don't get to go on mental. why don't we bought it? electron been government comprising what all the members in the parliament, all the party. and unless you let the colors yet,

you will be rejected that offer. and she did not even history. so that was brought down by the war, and then it was afforded by the parliament and we're for the 1st time in the history of bunger. this has a new election commission. election commission on the law was actually proposed by b and b. i will come back for a moment. i want to put those 2 remaining because right now as soon as governments and power, they on to fire for the abuses, alleged abuses of power that they are committing at the moment. but if we look back in history, the b, m p has its own very check it history as time bishop kill has just mentioned. and indeed it could be says that the b m. p kelly's as it had its own role in this current political crisis by trying to bias the can take a government in 2006, what is the response of the b and b to that? my response is very clear. there is a clear difference between all melick,

reggie and b time because b and he was elected by that. and since it was elected, it was accountable to the people. since dominic is not elected from 2014, it is not accountable to its stable and it is using forces like killing extra judicial appearance and stuff like that. to oppress the opposition and to operate the voice of people who, you know, criticize government and stuff like that. so you just cannot compare the time of b and b at the time most along because i think it's not infected. first of all. secondly, what i want to say is constitution is not totally book, it's not, we're on our bible that you can never change. it has already been changed to 16 times and it can be changed, or 79 was well. so it cannot be a reason that a government is not in the constitution, so it can never be,

you know, in ninety's there was no getting a government issued, but there was dr. enough nest city. and after the fall of a shot ready, some sort of getting a government was formed at that time. and we have been the election of 919620012006 selection that only 4 elections back by more or less of the party. so it shows that our final culture is such that you're not have a fair election under and parked it. okay. and it, it, i mean, it's basically effort. i think having to see if you want to go back, let's a, do you agree that bangladesh does need a can take a government in this very polarized environment? yeah, absolutely, absolutely. a little connie, to government election government,

what is necessity is a government which would act, new york city. it would not be a partisan bias. and if you look at the 11th elections from the ford of the elections in bangladesh, which turned out to be free and fair to me except related with the body, are totally to have been conducted under neutral get to the point. the number one is demetrius, distrust between the 2, connecticut body's not only 2 political parties. as a matter of fact, it is not on the demand of the b b. if you look at that opposition party, they're demanding the same demand in the same thing. and as a matter of 2008, because i do want to meet with just a 2nd thing is that we, what we have see is the entered administration, including law enforcement agencies, have been pretty much made it very much parties and other than having an administration daddy's beyond a political greek, meaning that there's no political bias for political an election that would not be

acceptable. and as a matter of fact, we have seen the lack of participation as well. i mean, if you look back in 2014 election, that hasn't been more than 20 to 24 percent participation then. then what happened in 2018. it is reported in international media that the valid staffing took place with the support of the administration the night before. all these things actually indicate that there has to be assessed it where no political, but i'm not talking about only 2 political but then say no political parties have these on do advantage and they level plate what we have seen the use of the law enforcement agencies against all condition, political parties, and it is not going to be again what we have seen over the last 40 years. he's not wont that the opposition political parties had no state in the me had very little no independence to speak out. tampa, tampa shackle. we've had 15 western embassies when he said joint statement,

the you and also have been calling for free and fair elections. if you had a can take a government in place as the protesters are demanding, wouldn't not legitimize the elections? no, we don't think so. first of all that, you know, as it will just be said that maybe there is distrust between political parties. but if we say that the who would be become the member, get the government in there from others. right? so they're definitely having political bias. do any army got to be on any other way? and we have to see that, you know, what happens with the get the government from 206-2008. we had 2 years of military rules. so we strongly believe that whatever government, whatever is the name, it should have, you know, people representative there, maybe from army b and b and all of the artist together. and that's can be called it some type of government as it was proposed by hon premier. so she doesn't until them for beef,

but we don't think they go to get a bigger bomb and will be the solution. because we never know that you have to go home and we will re and other, you know, government or any back civilian government in by this shall i think that will not be a solution. and when he was talking about 2014 election, who told them 40 lives did not participate, do you have the right not to do it or not? just one second, but you don't. right? go barn down fully again. you don't write bond own living people to find that election. so i think, i think, you know, a lot of this is the 1st time we have a law of the election commission and election commission is very strong. we are hoping that the election commission will have all the power. ok. you may be hoping hoping for that. so i mean, just finally what it sounds, if the shakes in a government has heard the demands of the protest will act on them. so what will

the b n p do next, we are now trying to strengthen our organization. ours, we are trying to make our lives. we've all the political parties. at the same time, you can see that people are with they are expressing their support. they are coming to our meeting. they are, you can see, but i mean you can see the mediate. you see that they are with us. so hopefully we will overcome the trish ok, will you say people that have a pre bang that remains a very polarized society? people supporting the b m p. people supporting the leak? it does not seem as if the middle shall be met, that we do have to leave that discussion for the moments. thanks very much to our guests remain for hon. i have been 10 vish. i killed joy and alley and thank you to for watching the can see the program again anytime by visiting our website. that's al jazeera dot. com, and discussion to go to our facebook page that facebook dot com forward slash ha

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