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The government has decided not to pursue any cases against students and members of the public who ‘actively participated’ in the ‘mass uprising’ that brought down the Sheikh Hasina administration.
The decision was announced in a notice from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday, according to bdnews24.com.
It covers incidents over a period of 25 days -- 22 days before the overthrow of the Awami League government and three days after.
On Aug 5, former prime minister Hasina resigned and fled the country in the face of a student-led mass movement. On Aug 8, an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge.
The notice referred to the Awami League administration as dictatorial and fascist, and said its fall has set Bangladesh on a new path towards building a country free of discrimination.
"There will be no prosecution, arrest or harassment against the students who have actively worked in the field during the movement to make this popular uprising a success for events related to the protests from Jul 15 to Aug 8."
"Instructions have been given to those concerned to be extremely careful in this regard," said the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
At the same time, the ministry has warned the concerned parties against obtaining any benefits by providing false information on these issues.