In July-August, the UN High Commissioner to Human Rights Volckar Tork said the army was "warned" not to take part in the unprecedented coup in July-August. He said the government changed in Bangladesh as a result.

Volckar Tork said this at the BBC World Service Hardtok event released on Wednesday. BBC presenter Stephen Sakar spoke to him there.

BBC presenter Stephen Sakar said the UN seems powerless in the wake of the situation in various countries of the world including Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine. In response, Volckar Tork mentioned Bangladesh as an example.

"I am giving examples of last year in Bangladesh," said Volckar Tork. You know that there are widespread protests in July -Agast (Bangladesh). '

During the rule of Sheikh Hasina, there was widespread oppression in suppressing the students' movement at that time.

Tork said, "There was a great hope for them, what we really say, what we can do and we focus on that situation." We really warn the army that if they are involved in it, they will mean that they may not be able to send peacekeepers. As a result, we saw the change.

Volckar Tork added, "When Professor Yunus took over the interim government's chief adviser, he immediately told me that you could send a information -seeking party, emphasize the situation and asked to investigate what was happening there. That's what we did. And it was virtually helped. '

Volckar Tork also mentioned the visit to Bangladesh last year. "Since we take a position, we speak and help them, the students were very grateful to us."

The Dhaka University administration has decided to identify the identities of students wearing niqab and hijab through female teachers, female officers and female employees. Moreover, it has been informed that the feasibility of introducing fingerprinting or biometric system for identity identification will be verified in due course.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Deans' Committee held in the Vice-Chancellor's meeting room on Thursday (March 6) under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan.

A notice sent by the DU Public Relations Office said that keeping in mind personal freedom and privacy, the decision has been taken to identify the identities of Dhaka University students wearing niqab and hijab through female teachers/female officers/female employees. As per the decision of the meeting, the cooperation of female assistant proctors will be taken if necessary to identify the identities of the students. The feasibility of introducing fingerprinting or biometric system for identity identification will be verified in due course.

Incidentally, on Thursday, during the third semester examination of the second year of the Bangla Department of Dhaka University, a teacher of the department asked a student named Tahmina Tamanna to remove her niqab to identify her. Later, when the chairman of the department came and asked her to remove her niqab, the student said that she would not remove her niqab. Later, her niqab was removed in the presence of a female teacher and her identity was identified.

In this incident, Tahmina Tamanna opposed the overall system of identifying female students of the university at a press conference at the Dhaka University Journalists' Association in the evening. During this, she made three demands. The demands are:

1. The process of identifying students by looking at their faces in all Dhaka University exams and viva in the traditional way should be stopped immediately. Students should be identified through fingerprints in the biometric method.
2. Effective measures should be taken to identify female students through female teachers in exams and viva until the biometric system is introduced.
3. Subject to proper investigation of every act of oppression and harassment committed against female students in the past, action must be taken against all oppressors in accordance with the prevailing laws of the university and the country.

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim government, has said that if political parties agree to fewer reforms before the elections, then the national elections can be held in December. Otherwise, the elections will be held by June next year.

On Thursday (March 6), Ambassador William B. Mylam, President of the US-based non-profit human rights organization Right to Freedom, and Executive Director, former US diplomat John Danilovich, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. The Chief Adviser said this at the time.

During the meeting, the two former diplomats briefed the Chief Adviser about the activities of Right to Freedom and informed him of the organization’s plans to expand its activities in Bangladesh, which is part of its efforts to support the country’s democratic transformation process.

Professor Yunus praised the work of the organization and also praised the efforts of the two diplomats to protect human rights and democratic values in Bangladesh.

Milam, who served as the US ambassador to Bangladesh in the early 1990s, said the interim government's reform initiatives were very important. He noted that the July uprising created a great opportunity to implement a comprehensive reform program and establish true democracy in Bangladesh.

Former US Deputy Ambassador John Danilovich said that effective steps need to be taken to counter fake news and misleading information about Bangladesh.

During the hour-long meeting, Professor Yunus told the diplomats that the political parties will sign the July Charter after the ongoing dialogue on the reforms proposed by the six commissions is concluded.

Stating that the "July Charter will show us the way," Professor Yunus added that the interim government will implement some of the recommendations of the charter, while the rest will be implemented by the political government.

The meeting discussed Bangladesh-US relations, the Rohingya crisis, the impact of declining aid for Myanmar refugees, the recovery of billions of US dollars stolen during the previous authoritarian government, the chief adviser's efforts to revitalize SAARC, and the possible date of the upcoming elections. 

The Singra police have put up a banner of a police camp at the house of Junaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for post, telecommunications and information technology of the fallen Awami League government. After this incident, they have also taken down the banner again. The police claimed that this tactic has been adopted to protect the building from the mob of agitated people.

On Thursday (March 6), a related picture was seen circulating on social media. It has created a discussion in the area.

The circulated picture shows two youths tying a banner rope to the grills of two balconies on the second floor of Junaid Ahmed Palak's three-story house located in Godownpara of Singra municipality in the darkness of night. The banner that was pulled up read 'Temporary Police Camp, Singra Police Station, Natore.'

It is learnt that after 7 pm on Tuesday, two youths put up a banner with the word 'Temporary Police Camp' on the second floor of Palak's house in the presence of some policemen from Singra police station.

After some time, when the incident became known, curious people gathered. Local sources said that it was also removed sometime in the morning of the next day, Wednesday (March 5).

Singra Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Asmaul Haque said, after the vandalism of 32, Dhanmondi, we received information that this house (Junaid Ahmed Palak's house) could be demolished at any time with a political tag. That is why we put it up (the banner) so that it can be protected.

When asked about the reason for removing the banner, the OC said, "We only informed that we are here."

When asked about this, Rajshahi Range Additional DIG (Crime Management) Md. Sarwar Jahan told local journalists that there was such a fear. Accordingly, the measures were taken immediately. It was a strategic matter.

It is worth noting that on August 5, when the Sheikh Hasina government fell in a student uprising, incidents of vandalism, looting, and arson occurred in Palak's three-story house in Godownpara, Singra, on the same afternoon. The house has been abandoned since then.