u. s. u n. european union that there are major rights violation in the country, but people have disappeared. there's extra judicial ceiling is a very stringent digital security law, which is used against journalists and social media activists. so all the criticisms against the fragment associate, cussing us government, the government on 8 spots is defending its policy. it has done while economically since checkups and i came to power at least to $21.00, to bind with a shot, one of the fastest growing economy. the country was doing well. but since 21, the economy has been declining public, the change of government, and they wanted this power to be handed over to check, take care administration to come all i was sorry for a little bit of technical bucks that but let's continue this with ton via shakil joy, he's an m p for bangladesh is governing, i mean the policy joins us live from that called good to have you with us. so 1st of all, so we've seen disturbing images of what looks like protest is being beaten. is the government using excessive force to uh, thanks for connecting me. no government. uh its not using any excessive force. uh, i just wanted to inform you that yesterday they are way around these uh, organized by many bought it. you can find these and buy my dish. i want me the routing party also had the baby let rather you add more than a 1000000 people gather. and there wasn't no any in this kind of incident yesterday before yesterday, even bareheaded, many rallies or brothers being held by many board to come parties. but to this incident is very unfortunate. and the thing is that you do us be already intentional, because yesterday we is accurately informed of the order because barclays, including bangladesh, albany not to have anything dollars based on, or at least on the main how you will stomach thing to dr. but some pricing really we saw that the activities from bnb and the infinity groups, the actually the employees did not him. but the thing in the morning when they came out of the speed and the wind stops like more than 70 boxes. and when the rolled in bennett truly 42 to catch them because they get more to go far began to buy a live at the moment by some people. so let me just me by send it to you. so i may as yet read human rights like i'm this the international in the july 19th report, 2023. noting that alarm about quote, the use of false to police, widespread protests. and this is coming july 19th and may not have been, as you said, in, in some of the days. but the clearly, according to international human rights groups is excessive use of full. so you saying until i actually write scripts of misunderstood the situation. a good definitely i would say that hadn't been something amazing about emission given to them because we have those on the stand, the least is there to protect the rights of the people that we wanted to go to. parties have the right to purpose. we're going to both of the fields weekend and they seem that there's a good idea, but we got to go that route. and that's what police. so the people that you give me to also find out on the media the for some of the, all of the innovations that we'd speaks if they wanted to hips before really, why, why, why did we're going sticks out of their binding? the police big go that affecting the what is being more than according to police officers were injured to dates on the media. it's not only mind as saying so really the only thing that this incident was be already intentional. and i'm also trying to inform you that the survey in that at least will be it'd be the sheets leader she back truly indeed that that is one that one of the most and bodies. so be scandal i would say, but the my actually my accurately portrays that they want to have bile and they don't want to have it. he lives on the going to the function, how you respond to the accusation that the government wants repression by arresting members of the off position by arresting need is of the opposition. it is creating an environment of intimidation. you know, the thing is, uh, if you see today then the to the senior leaders all be in be with early the day because the foundation there was not conducive to them on. so they can be had been injured or anything. and a one or 2 hours, both of them was released and they were the base to disability was in the police office and they would even take the, the jump to the standard, the biggest on the table. is it just being documented by international human rights groups like human rights watch, and that's for pull to of january the 12 documenting and talking about concerns about the ability of bangladesh. these 2 quotes select the lead is without fear, including supporting independent election monitoring missions. this goes back to the beginning of the year that they concerned that even calling on quote donors and strategic partners to insist banquet that she's kinda express themselves without fear though, that concerned there's been fall too much of a crank down on the opposition to muscle left voices, are they wrong to you know, i think uh if you guys see that the obama, dish media and other entities, you know, better, definitely. uh, email it, having it uh, free environment because now there are many private channels and all time. don't want it because we do is actually going down to expressing data views in the newspaper, you know, all kinds of expressions in all the opinions expressed and everything is there. we understand that there may be some incidents and government is also taking ashton's when data a man, he least handling of the journalist or any kind of activities. and i any kind of, uh, i would say allegation or any kind of abuses immediately the border to the human rights movement. jump on the bottom of the ad regarding the election and the expiration uh, the rights to express. you know, you can see that in the event of social media, you know, everyone can give their opinions. so i think whenever it is so it doesn't sound again but a building breathing human run story as they talked about, a crackdown on quote, any dissenting voices in the run up to elections in bangladesh. that's by amnesty. it doesn't sound like an equal level playing field, the, the opposition have a point when they say that we need an interim government. you know, it's, the thing is like, you know, 1st of all being as i just frankly mean i just mentioned that, you know, everyone is expressing their opinions, you know, a news media and into it and being that there have been violated. and during the guarding the input in government, do you know our ethics spoke supremeville? that truly i guess the system of gift to the bottom it is not done by all means you go to the government. okay. only. and i mean, julie stop the 2nd, the decision of the our ethics spoke for the weekend will be on. i'm sorry, i'm so sorry. we'll have to leave that because we all are running out of time. but thank you very much. okay, thanks for to joy. thank you very much for having. thank you. the and to the political turmoil in the ge and now international pressure growing on the qu, latest to restore civilian rule and to release the post president. i'm with the zoom. beer opinion is suspending financial assistance and security corporation. the african union is held in emergency amazing. given them at $315.00 days to return to the barracks. and the us secretary of state is offering unconditional support to both of them. because they all of us already on reports for years, in general, of the rock montane level guard, they're protected, new jersey, president mohammed, resume. he's now seated him and replaced him. the sofa pointed leader has the dissolved news use constitution, and an exclusive interview with elda 0 a presidential. the advisor says chaney is jeopardizing more than politics. momma. yeah, putney. they've got to say monday. so sofa. blood is not being shipped, but the statements of the cruelty are dangerous and can aggravate the situation more when begin to question the galaxy recruiting hundreds of soldiers. this may lead to an outbreak of an ethic conflict. the people of nisha reject the military crew, mostly simple president mohammed, bustle, supporters of general chaney warn any foreign military intervention will lead to chaos. we looked at the national community says it's here for us and we don't want them here. we don't want it's more or less than it's no longer credible in the eyes of efforts in the county. so appointment came after chaos and demonstrations. group the capital in m a. after wednesday's cool, crowd set fire to cars and buildings near the headquarters of business party 2 years into his positive as the demonstrators say that the post president didn't do enough. so i'm just all the time. i agree with johnny. i've spent a lot of time criticizing the mist management of secuity and the presence of foreign forces in our country. their presence is more about diplomacy, but it's a really to use many western allies disagree. they insist these their needs military support from the us and france to fight the expansion of armed groups linked to al qaeda and i. so these, there may have a new leader, but it's political. a certainty still moves across the west african region. cats here a little bit. so again, elders here that spring and i'm going to tracy's following developments from a boot just in neighboring nigeria. good to have you with us. so 1st of all alignment, let's talk a little bit about the pressure coming from the african union. 15 days they said to go back to the barracks, always seeing any sign of how the qu lead is going to respond to that or. ringback process mounting semi um i think once the government, the new minutes or less image share on looking at probably is a meeting hoping to motor in nigeria. i remember new j as a non locked country without really access to countries like jerry. yeah. otherwise, it is set out there mostly by west african countries and one central african country. now, this prussia is going to, more is quite, we'll continue to mount on with the government and they've got much of a bad image at their consent that really wanted. and if that goes on, if they try to use military force for the tech to use functions goes ahead then definitely there is a lot of crisis in going to we're going to see a lot of crisis in new jersey, especially simply because this country has been dependent on aid, and if the age is cut off, then suddenly you're expect shortages and then probably response from the public. that is what they want to avoid. but i don't think at the moment they are willing to give a power just like that. how much concern is that i went over? the cessation of you support for the country of the country is dependent largely one aid. it's facing climate change issues for a very long time. droughts are frequent. rainfall is in short supply in many parts of the country, especially the northern parts of the country towards the hot or does that. so it's a really concern. this is a country that doesn't produce enough to feed this population. and also if aid and financial aid and military aid is cut off by countries like files in the united states and other allies who have setup based images. yeah. then definitely it was, it was a little farther complicated by just for the new government image. yeah. it's facing the country, it's facing fred, some book white on, on the border with the julia or crisis and attach from bottom goose based in bodily and broken of fossil visa, critical issues. and these are some of the reasons why they've been in the ministry advised to take over pa, from a bustle, accusing him of feeling, draining these, i'm goose, and the attacks on population in new jersey. so the biggest aid is cut off. then suddenly they've got to be in a big, big, big, kind of trouble. all right, we'll leave it there. thanks so much. i find this race route and these yet is an important ally of the west in the fight against dom groups and the so how the border region of molly. ok the fast. so and these uh, as long as you have controlled mind groups link to l 5. and the ice so often molly and begin and fast, so expelled french forces from the tower trees. yeah. became the new focus of weston forces fronts in the us, vad bases and thousands of soldiers in these. yeah, belgium, italy, and several of the nations as well as canada, also have a minute free presence. and there are 200 police personnel from several e u countries or the joseph siegel is the right sort of research in the african center for strategic studies at the national defense university joins us now from washington dc. good to have you with us. so let's talk about the us policy doing us is going to recognize what happened as a cool while i can speak for you as policy, but all signals are that us uh, will not recognize that uh we to the secretary blinking has been directly involved in conveying the us as unconditional support for president paso and really trying to clearly signal to the going to that to us support will be cut off if they continue to hold power. what is the us interest in this region? is it the fight against a group psycho ida? is it to council? russian influence, or both of us engagement really has been to help build capacity in these year. the main security threats in the region is from milton as most groups largely based in mali and burkina faso that have been mounting at ever growing in search and see. and so a