Dr. I will stand by Yunus no matter what : Army chief
September 24, 20243 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: Dr. in any situation. Bangladesh Army Chief General Walker-uz-Zaman has pledged support to the Yunus-led interim government. At the same time, Bangladesh Army will not interfere in politics, he said.

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The army chief said that there should be a transition to democracy in the country within the next one and a half years.

Reuters reported this information in a report on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday (September 23), the army chief said these things in an interview given to a news agency in Dhaka.

Sheikh Hasina was ousted from the post of Prime Minister in the popular uprising of students on August 5. On that day he was forced to flee to India in a military helicopter. Since then, this former Prime Minister is staying in India.

After Hasina's escape from the country, the Nobel-winning economist Professor Dr. An interim government was formed under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus. This government has already taken initiatives to reform the main main sectors of the country. In such a situation, the chief adviser. General Waqar-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh Army Chief, expressed strong support to Yunus's government.

In the interview, after the fall of the Hasina government, the interim government that came to power to complete the main reform works. The army chief of Bangladesh has promised to support Yunus.

General Waqar-uz-Zaman said, “I will stand by him (Dr. Muhammad Yunus). no matter what So that he can complete his mission.”

General Waqar-uz-Zaman took over as the army chief a few weeks before Hasina's departure. In the interview, he said, after the reforms, the transition to democracy should be done within one year to one and a half years. But at this time he emphasized on patience.

"If you ask me, I would say we should enter the democratic process within this time frame," he said.

General Walker said, "The interim government's chief advisor Dr. Yunus and he (Army Chief) are meeting every week and they have a very good relationship. The Bangladesh Army supports the government's efforts to stabilize the country."

He said, “I am convinced that if we work together, there is no reason for us to fail. I will not do anything that harms my company."

The army chief said, “After Hasina's ouster, the country is going through massive reforms. In line with these government reforms, allegations of wrongdoing against army personnel are being investigated. Some soldiers have already been punished."

General Walker said, “If any active duty member is found guilty, then of course I will take action. Some military officers may have acted beyond their professional responsibilities while working in an agency directly controlled by the former prime minister or home minister."

The army chief said, “I am a professional soldier. I want to keep my army professional."

General Walker served a long career as an infantry officer. He said, "Bangladesh Army under his leadership will not interfere politically."

"This (keeping the military out of politics) can only happen when there is some balance of power between the president and the prime minister, where the armed forces can be kept directly under the president," he said.

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The Armed Forces of Bangladesh are currently under the Ministry of Defence. And this ministry is usually controlled by the Prime Minister. "A constitutional reform process under the interim government could potentially look at amending this issue," General Walker said.