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Ban On Protests In Dhaka. Yunus's official Residence, Secretariat Area Sealed

  • By Thetripurapost Desk, Dhaka
  • Jun 10, 2025
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Protests have intensified against Bangladesh's interim government chief Mohammad Yunus. 

There is also growing resentment among opposition parties, government employees, teachers and the military. 

Meanwhile, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed an indefinite ban on all rallies, protests and public meetings in the center of the capital.

At the same time, Dhaka Police has completely sealed Mohammad Yunus' official residence 'Jamuna Guest House' and the area around Bangladesh Secretariat. This step has been taken at a time when the officers and employees working in the Secretariat are protesting against an ordinance of the government.

DMP Commissioner SM Sajjat ​​Ali said that this ban has been imposed for "public order and the safety of interim chief advisor Mohammad Yunus". 

Earlier on May 10, the government had also deployed Border Security Force (BGB) and police SWAT teams to protect government buildings.

For now, the protest has subsided for a while due to Eid holidays, but government employees have warned of a massive agitation in government offices across the country if their demands are not met by June 15. Nurul Islam, co-chairman of Bangladesh Secretariat Officers-Employees Unity Forum, said the agitation would intensify.

Army and BNP also angry, teachers on strike

The interim government of Mohammad Yunus, which came to power in August 2024, is already being surrounded by the opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanding to set an election deadline. 

Army Chief Wakar-uz-Zaman has also advised to hold elections by December 2025. At the same time, Yunus has indicated to hold elections in April 2026, which has deepened doubts about his intention to remain in power.

Along with government employees, thousands of primary school teachers across the country have also gone on an indefinite strike demanding several demands including salary hike.

Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, is considering resigning. 

He feels that it is becoming difficult to work due to lack of consensus among political parties. BBC Bangla Service gave this information late on May 21, quoting Enhid Islam, the head of the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP).

Islam told BBC Bangla, "We have been hearing the news of Sir (Yunus)'s resignation since this morning. So I went to meet him to discuss the issue. He said he is thinking about it. Yunus has expressed apprehension that he will not be able to work until the political parties reach a consensus."

In fact, the army and the government are at loggerheads over the alleged plan to build a humanitarian corridor in Rakhine district on the Myanmar border in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's foreign advisor Tauhid Hussain had announced that the interim government has agreed to the Rakhine corridor proposed by the US.

When the army came to know about this, they expressed their displeasure. On Wednesday, Army Chief Waqar called it a bloody corridor and warned the interim government, saying that the Bangladesh Army will never be involved in any activity that is harmful to sovereignty. Nor will anyone be allowed to do so.

After this, the Yunus government took a U-turn and said that it has not signed any agreement with any country regarding the Rakhine Corridor on the Myanmar border.