Safety and security is now more important to protect our economy, human rights, culture, tradition, and most importantly reestablishment of democracy in the country.
But it is shocking to witness that rampant instances of looting, vandalism, and violence, including killings have taken place by unruly mobs as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned and fled the country.
A 15-member interim government headed by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus took oath on Thursday night, with support from the military.
We hope that the new interim government will take steps to put an end to the bloodshed of the past few weeks.
We earnestly expect that the new government will bring stability and security for everyone and the law and order will be re-established without further delay.
Understandable that the prevailing mood amongst the masses is of defiance as there is a lot of anger against the outgoing Hasina government for riding roughshod over the people’s rights and freedoms.
There is no excuse for the violence and vandalism that we are seeing now.
Those engaging in acts such as arson and rampant looting are clearly stepping far beyond the line of what is considered acceptable expression of dissent or civil disobedience. These all are justifiable. These have to stop.
Indeed, the restoration of law and order and the protection of the people and their property need to be the number one priority for the interim government.
The order of the day must be to provide security for everyone. No one should have to live in fear.
Even more worrisome are the reports of minority communities coming under attack in various parts of the country. They must be protected.
It is the job of the armed forces to provide this protection and ensure that things do not go out of control any further.
That surely is the whole point of their involvement in national affairs at this level.
We earnestly hope that the new interim government will bring peace and stability that the people of the country have been waiting for.
