By Xinhua
Dhaka : Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff General Moeen U. Ahmed Saturday said that “an evil force” wanted to destabilise the situation in the country but its designs were frustrated.
Moeen made the comments following massive student demonstrations in the capital and five other major cities from Monday to Wednesday.
The demonstrations that erupted after a brawl between some students and soldiers in the Dhaka University campus spread across the country quickly.
The caretaker government imposed an indefinite curfew from Wednesday night and closed all universities and colleges in Dhaka and five other cities to contain the protests.
Gen. Moeen, who was addressing a meeting in flood-hit Shariatpur town, 60 km south of Dhaka, said “an evil force taking the cue from a trifling incident in the Dhaka University campus on Aug 20 wanted to create anarchy”.
However, the army chief said, “the design could not succeed as we were vigilant. Their plan to destabilise the situation and undermine the government has been frustrated.”
He said the intelligence agencies were investigating to find out the “evil force engaged in creating anarchy and undermining the image of the government”.
Meanwhile, the intelligence agencies arrested five senior teachers of Dhaka and western Rajshahi Universities Thursday night in connection with the protests.
Police filed 34 cases of violence during the student protests in capital Dhaka.