"Crocodile Tears": Internet Slams Sheikh Hasina For Weeping At Train Station Damage (X image@albd1971)
Bangladesh citizens lasheed out at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was photographed crying over destruction at a train station. Some said she was shedding “crocodile tears.” The destruction of the railway station was the result of violent protests that have gripped the nation in recent weeks.
The protests erupted calling for the scrapping of quotas on government jobs. The security forces in the country are accused of using excessive force against student protesters, with at least 150 people killed in protests so far.
The PM is accused of not showing the same level of sympathy towards those who had died, or their families.
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The pictures of the Bangladesh PM crying were taken when she visited a metro rail station in the city of Mirpur. Hasina was pictured frowning and wiping her tears with tissue paper. Ticket vending machines and the signalling control station were shattered as bloody clashes continued in the country.
“What kind of mentality leads them to destroy facilities that make people’s lives easier? Dhaka city was clogged with traffic. The metro rail offered respite. I cannot accept the destruction of this transport facility made with modern technology,” Bangladeshi daily The Business Standard quoted the prime minister as saying.
The comment irked the Bangladeshi internet users.
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“We lost [hundreds of] students. But PM Sheikh Hasina had the time to go “cry” for a metro rail, not for the people who won’t return ever again,” said one X user.
“Shedding crocodile tears for a railway track while others [have died]….” another chimed in.
The security forces in the country have been accused of using excessive force to quell the unrest. Hasina blamed her political opponents for the wave of violence. She said her government is working to “suppress these militants and create a better environment.” She also added that she was “forced” to impose a curfew for public safety.
