UK government calls for UN-led probe into unrest in Bangladesh leading to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and leaving country

The UK government has called for a United Nations-led probe into the unrest that led to the resignation of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who left the country in a military aircraft yesterday. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, the United Kingdom wants to see a peaceful and democratic future for the South Asian country. He said, the last two weeks in Bangladesh have seen unprecedented levels of violence and tragic loss of life. He urged all sides to work together to restore calm under a transitional government. 

Foreign Secretary Lammy said, the people of Bangladesh deserve a full and



independent UN-led investigation into the events of the past few weeks. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post, as thousands of protesters stormed and vandalised ‘Ganabhaban’ – the official residence of the Prime Minister in Dhaka. Over 90 people were killed and more than thousand injured in the clashes that took place between police and the student protesters on Sunday. The students had been protesting against a reservation in government jobs for relatives of freedom fighters who wrested independence for Bangladesh from Pakistan in a bloody civil war in 1971.