Operation Dal-Bhaat

With uncertainty about who would be appointed as CA, Awami League supporters led protests and violence beginning on 28 October, popularly known as the logi boitha movement, which resulted in at least 12 deaths and thousands of injuries.

[8][9][10][11][12] Military representatives met with President Ahmed on 11 January, urging him to declare a state of emergency, and to resign and appoint an Interim Chief Advisor.

[citation needed] The BBC reported on 11 January 2007 that, given the withdrawal of the Awami League, and announced resignations, the United Nations and the European Union immediately suspended their election monitoring operations, as conditions for a credible vote did not exist.

[17] The state of emergency was continued, suspending some basic rights provided by the constitution, such as the freedom of movement, assembly, and speech to limit protests and disruptive political activity.

It filed charges against 160 politicians, civil servants, and businessmen, including Tareque and Arafat Rahman, two sons of the former prime minister, Khaleda Zia, who were both active in the BNP.

"[8] On 12 July 2007, Sheikh Hasina, party leader of the Awami League, was arrested for graft, based on charges filed by a businessman against her for actions in 1998.

[19] The Military backed caretaker government launched Operation Dal-Bhat to sell commodities (rice, maize, and oil) to low income families during a time of high inflation.

[20] Colonel Mohammad Mojibul Haque, commander of Bangladesh Rifles' Dhaka Sector, led the operation.

[25] Colonel Mujibul Haque, commander of Dhaka Sector of Bangladesh Rifles, who was killed in the mutiny was in charge of the Operation Dal-Bhat.

[4] In November 2017, Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder of the Bangladesh High Court criticised the use of soldiers in Operation Dal-Bhat.