The swearing-in time of the interim government at Bangabhaban was at 8:30 pm on Thursday. After leaving home in Moghbazar at seven in the evening, there was a worry—whether to reach on time or not. Students were controlling the traffic at the junction of the road.
Traffic was not that much. But I got into trouble when I came to Rajuk Bhavan. Many cars-buses-autorickshaws are stopped in front. The students could not cope at all. Vehicles were going towards Bangabhaban from both sides of the road. As the situation worsened, I started walking like many others.
As soon as I crossed the barricade of Banga Bhavan, I saw some people checking the identity cards of the guests. Among them, a gentleman is holding the list written on the pad of BNP and matching the names of the guests. It was very difficult. How does the leader of BNP do the work that the security personnel of Banga Bhavan is supposed to do? I entered by showing a short message on the phone to a security guard. There were two other journalist friends with him.
When we reach Bangabhaban, it is eight in the evening. The court is full to the brim. I went to the appointed place of journalists and sat on a chair. I saw that in the last 15 years, those who used to come to Bangabhaban, except for one or two, none of them received an invitation or did not come even if they did.
Again, at this time, I noticed the presence of those who did not come to the Trisima of Bangabhavan-Ganabhavan. A glimmer of victory in the eyes. We keep one group outside the wall while talking about national unity and call another group inside. This streak has been going on for 53 years.
The guests were still coming. Bangabhaban staff are struggling to arrange additional seats. The TV journalists standing along the wall stopped and broadcast live.
In the meantime, a journalist friend said that a group of young people blocked Mahi B Chowdhury's car at the gate of Bangabhaban. Another person said, these are not really agitating students, but Chhatra Dal workers-supporters. There was no opportunity to verify from within. Mahi B Chowdhury was not a member of the recently dissolved Parliament. He was a member of Parliament in 2018.
President at 9:12. Sahabuddin came to the Durbar Hall. Then the oath taking ceremony started. For a long time it was customary to recite all scriptures after the national anthem. This time I saw an exception. Only after reading from the scriptures of the majority community did the ceremony begin. First Dr. Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the chief adviser, followed by the other members of the advisory council. Some question whether the reformation started from here or not.
Among the guests at the swearing-in ceremony were many central and middle level leaders of BNP. The leaders of the Jatiya Party were. The leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were There were also leaders of the Democracy stage. I even saw the leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance. But none of the leaders of Awami League or their supporters were writers-intellectuals.
The scene in January 2007 Dr. Reminds me of the swearing-in ceremony of the Fakhruddin Ahmad-led government. There was no leader of BNP or the four-party alliance in that event. There were leaders of Awami League, Jatiya Party and 14 parties.
However, Hussain Muhammad Ershad's Jatiya Party, which was ousted in the 1990s mass coup, was 'welcomed' in both phases. While in the office, I got the news that the President has appointed Mohammad Asaduzzaman, who was the Human Rights Secretary of BNP a day before, as the Attorney General. Earlier, former Attorney General AM Amin Uddin resigned, he was a member of Awami League.
There was a discussion with many people during the swearing-in ceremony. They wanted to know how the students turned the quota reform movement into a mass movement and a mass revolt? What magic did they have? It's not about magic.
The student movement was justified and there was public anger towards the government. The student movement proved that Sheikh Hasina's government was completely isolated from the people. If such a coercion and dummy election had not been held on January 7, they might not have had to leave so humiliatingly. This is the result of blocking the natural way of transfer of power.
The question of many was, can the interim government meet the expectations of the people? How long will they stay? The agitating students talked about reforming the state and politics. He wanted to end the fascist rule of the country.
These reforms are not supposed to be completed in three months or six months. In that case, there is no option to extend the term of the interim government. The question is whether the BNP will wait until the reform? Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the election should be held as soon as possible. The grassroots leaders and workers of the party also want the elections to be held soon. On the other hand, some of the advisers said to take time. They think that nothing can be done in a short time. Before being sworn in, an adviser said it would take at least two years to fix state institutions.
Article 123(3)(a) of the Constitution states that in case of dissolution of Parliament due to expiration of term, elections shall be held within 90 days before the dissolution. Article 123(3)(b) states that in case of dissolution of Parliament for any reason other than expiration of term, elections shall be held within the next 90 days.
During the swearing-in ceremony, I spoke with a coordinator of the student movement. I asked him how long should the term of the interim government be. He mentioned three goals without being specific. First of all, the genocide that took place at the center of the movement must be judged. State institutions should be reformed. They want to reform the electoral system in such a way that no person can sit on the post of prime minister more than twice. Apart from this, they also want a balance of power between the President and the Prime Minister.
At one stage of the discussion, I asked the young leader that there was no resignation of the Prime Minister or the government even in your 9-point demand. If the government accepted that, what would you do? In response, he said, 'The first of those 9 points was that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should apologize to the countrymen. We were sure that he would not accept the other eight points, even if it was possible for him to accept them.'
This is why the 9-point demand of the students has come to a standstill. Awami League's 'Bagha Bagha' leader did not understand that.
On the way back, I asked a member of the BNP standing committee about the tenure of the interim government. He said, everything should not be seen by law. We also need to understand the political reality. His words seemed to BNP Dr. Wants to give more time to the government formed under the leadership of Yunus. Because the BNP leadership has full confidence in him.
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