Bangladesh’s Provisional Government “locked” former PM Hasina’s national ID card, nine people | World News
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has “locked” the National ID card (NID) of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine family members. Local media reported on Monday that the National Identity Registration Department under the EC took action against 10 people after internal directives.
Officials at the EC generally say that if someone registers as a voter, or because of any investigation conducted on NID holders, the NID is “locked”. Bangladesh media UNB reportedly quoted sources from the Election Commission that the verbal instructions of ASM Humayn Kabir, Director General of the National Identity Registration Agency, were conducted in accordance with the oral instructions of ASM Humayn Kabir.
The report shows that it is not clear whether the Election Commission Secretariat has direct orders. “If the NID is locked, the card can no longer be used. Also, if the voter provides false information or is conducting an investigation about the NID, it will be locked until it is completed. Most of the time, the NID is locked in the VVIP requirement, so no one can abuse it.”
Meanwhile, Bangladesh has asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” against former PM Hasina and 11 others in a case that alleges conspiracy to overthrow the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus Yunus. “These applications are related to allegations that arise during the investigation or in the ongoing case litigation,” Assistant Inspector General (Media) Enamul Haque Sagor told the Bangladesh Daily (Dhaka Tribune).
Once issued, the “red notice” will enable global law enforcement agencies to locate and temporarily detain defendants, pending extradition or other legal action. Hasina, daughter of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year after a massive student-led campaign that led to the collapse of her 16-year rule under the Awami League.
In a speech to supporters of the AWAMI alliance in fact, the Bangladesh Prime Minister accused Yunus of turning the state into a hub of alleged “terrorism” and “laws”.
