INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bangladeshs caretaker federal government has actually overturned a longstanding procedure needing female authorities to be addressed as sir,
calling it an odd relic of the program of the ousted leader, Sheikh Hasina.The interim administration, headed by the Nobel peace prize
winner Muhammad Yunus, took workplace in 2015 after the previous prime minister was toppled by a student-led uprising, forcing her to get
away to neighbouring India.A declaration issued by the press wing of the caretaker government late on Thursday stated the regulation
mandating using sir for ladies in main functions had actually been annulled.During Sheikh Hasinas almost 16-year-long autocratic guideline,
a directive was apparently issued needing public officials to address her as sir, it said
This practice encompassed other high-ranking ladies authorities, who were and still are being called sir, which is plainly odd.A brand-new
committee has been formed to modify other protocol-related instructions, the declaration added.A female main told AFP that the caretaker
government took the call without consulting the females in public roles.The custom began during Sheikh Hasinas period, however many women
officers supported it, finding the address gender-neutral, stated the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.Hasina, 77, who has
actually defied orders to return to Dhaka, faces numerous charges at Bangladeshs international crimes tribunal for supposed crimes devoted
throughout a crackdown on the protests that led to her toppling
Responding to the charges, Hasinas Awami League celebration condemned the trial process and said the tribunal was a kangaroo court.Up to
1,400 people were eliminated between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations
Prosecutors declare that Hasina held general command duty for the violence
She has denied all allegations against her.
