The Yunus regime has ordered the media to refrain from broadcasting and promoting the speech of Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in India as a state guest since she left Ganabhaban on August 5 last year, terming it a crime under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009.
In December last year, the International Criminal Tribunal banned the broadcasting of her statements, said a statement issued by the press wing of the chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, on Friday.
It said that, ignoring the law and court orders, some media outlets broadcast a speech by Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, when she made โfalse and provocative statements.โ
โThe International Crimes Tribunal has found Sheikh Hasina guilty, and she is currently on trial for crimes against humanity. According to the law, the activities of the Awami League have been banned. According to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, there is a provision to take legal action against any person or organisation that promotes, publishes or broadcasts the activities or speeches of their leaders.
โThe broadcasting and dissemination of audio of Sheikh Hasina, a convicted criminal and a fugitive accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, on television and online is a serious violation of the 2009 Anti-Terrorism Act,โ the statement said.
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The press wing said: โThe broadcasting and re-broadcasting of her (Sheikh Hasina’s) comments, speeches and any of her provocative statements poses a risk of undermining the stability of Bangladesh’s democratic transition. It only serves to mislead the public. In this regard, any media outlet that violates the restrictions will be subject to legal accountability under the laws of Bangladesh.โ
In recently aired audio messages, Sheikh Hasina demanded the resignation of Yunus and a fair and inclusive election under a caretaker government, justice for police murders and a proper investigation into all the killings that occurred since July last year. She also sought the list of 1,400 people killed in July-August as mentioned by the Yunus regime, the OHCHR and Amnesty International, among others.
On August 10, Sheikh Hasina declared the 21-point charter for demands to free the country from the devilish anti-Bangladesh force, overcoming Bangladeshโs current socioeconomic-political crisis and restoring the democratic state system.
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On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry sent a letter to India, expressing concern over the news of the establishment of offices of the banned Awami League in Delhi and Kolkata. It urged the Indian government not to allow or support such activities and to immediately close these political offices on Indian soil.
It said any form of political activity or campaign by Bangladeshis against the interests of Bangladesh is a clear affront against the people of Bangladesh and the state.
BBC Bangla first brought up the issue in an article on August 8. However, the Awami League dismissed the report as baseless, false, and malicious propaganda.
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The party said in a statement on August 10 that the illegal government supporters were attacking and looting its offices in Dhaka and elsewhere. โThe concept of establishing an office in Kolkata is completely unrealistic. The Bangladesh Awami League conducts politics for Bangladesh and its people alone. Everything about the party is entirely Bangladesh-centric.โ
In response to Dhakaโs demands, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the Indian government is not aware of any anti-Bangladesh activities or any activities contrary to Indian law by members of the Awami League in India.
The government does not allow political activities against other countries from Indian soil. Therefore, the press statement given by the interim government of Bangladesh is wrong, he said, reiterating Indiaโs expectation that free, fair and inclusive elections will be held in Bangladesh as soon as possible to ensure the will and mandate of the people.
After the BBC Bangla report, a Yunus supporter and al-Qaeda leader, Major (sacked) Syed Ziaul Haque Zia, asked the regime to allow offices for the rebels of Manipur, Khalistan, and Kashmir in Dhaka to force India to deport Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other leaders.
Jihadist Zia also warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the Awami League leaders and activists currently staying in India may forge a tie with the BJP and work against her in the elections due next year.
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