Sheikh Hasina, the leader of Bangladesh, was photographed crying over the destruction at a train station, with some calling her” crocodile tears.”
The loss was the result of violent demonstrations that have swept the nation in recent weeks and had called for the repeal of government jobs ‘ quotas.
At least 150 people have been killed in protests so far, according to safety causes, and they are accused of using excessive force against student demonstrators.
Some claimed that Ms. Hasina had not shown the same degree of compassion for those who had passed away or their families.
The images were taken on Thursday during Ms. Hasina’s visit to a rail rail station in Mirpur, where solution vending machines and the signaling manage station were destroyed. Ms. Hasina was pictured wiping her grief with tissue paper while frowning.
What kind of mindset causes them to eliminate facilities that facilitate people’s lives? Dhaka town was clogged with customers. The rail rail offered relief. The Bangladeshi newspaper The Business Standard quoted the excellent secretary as saying,” I never take the loss of this travel service.”
Internet consumers in Bangladesh were upset with these remarks.
” We lost]hundreds of ] students. But PM Sheikh Hasina had the time to go” cry” for a metro rail, not for the people who wo n’t return ever again”, said one Twitter user.
” Shedding crocodile tears for a railway track while others ]have died]…”. another struck in.
Journalist Zulkarnian Saer, who has in the past spoken out against the government, said:” Hasina had the time to visit the vandalised train station, but she did not visit]the families ] of the students… shot dead]during protests ]”.
Some people referred to the images as an attempt to divert attention from protest incidents.
” No doubt that she went that to… find some interest and empathy”, said one Twitter users.
Security forces have been accused of using excessive force to quell the unrest, but Ms Hasina had instead blamed her political opponents for the wave of violence.
Her government is working to” control these insurgents and create a better surroundings”, the 76-year-old said earlier this year, adding she was “forced” to implement a law for public health.
The demonstrations, mainly by college students, began about two weeks ago over restrictions imposed on federal jobs.
Prior to the country’s 1971 liberation struggle, Bangladesh had allocated close to 30 % of its high-paying state positions to friends of the country’s soldiers.
On Sunday, Bangladesh’s top court rolled back most of these quotas and ruled that 93% of roles would now be filled on merit – meeting a key demand of protesters.
The current wave of upheaval is an exceptional test for Ms. Hasina, who won her third consecutive election boycotted by the country’s major opposition parties in January.
Social economists told the BBC that Ms Hasina’s autocratic government and “over-politicising” of Bangladesh’s war for independence from Pakistan in 1971 have angered huge sections of society.
Following a statewide shutdown since last Thursday, limited internet access was restored on Tuesday.
Some student officials have pledged to continue protests and demand fairness for those who have been killed and detained recently. Additionally, they want Ms. Hasina’s explanation and the resignation of cabinet ministers.