Inqilab Mancha and the family of the deceased have staged a sit-in in front of the Chief Adviser's residence, Ganabhaban, demanding a UN-supervised investigation into the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi. They took position at the entrance of Ganabhaban around 5 pm on Thursday, February 5.
A series of clashes have occurred at Jagannath University (JnU) centering around the final match of the inter-department football tournament. At least 20 people, including campus correspondents of The Daily Star and Amar Desh newspapers, have been injured.
A total of 38 officials, including commissioners, have been transferred simultaneously in the customs department. Among the transferred officials are three commissioners, four joint commissioners, five additional commissioners, eight deputy commissioners, and eighteen assistant commissioners.
BNP candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, Mirza Abbas, has alleged that Jamaat and its 'offspring' (NCP) have installed Dr. Yunus in power and are now participating in the election from that advantaged position. He claimed that the head of government himself has said that they put him there. Therefore, he alleged, Jamaat and the NCP are contesting the election from a position of power.
The interim government's Foreign Affairs Adviser, Md. Tawhid Hossain, has remarked that the responsibility for Bangladeshis not getting visas lies not with him as the Foreign Affairs Adviser or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but with the entire country's "system".
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiul Alam has stated that the power handover process will be completed in the shortest possible time. He said the entire process could be finished within three days. That is, the handover could occur by February 15 or 16. The government will not take longer than February 17 or 18 for this, he said.