Ansar is returning in new clothes

Many Ansar members did not return to work after the clash with the students due to the siege of the secretariat due to various demands. The members of the force are in fear as hundreds of thousands of people have been named as accused in the case filed in the four police stations of Dhaka.

However, the Ansar members will soon return to the field in new clothes instead of the old clothes, said Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud, Director General of Ansar and Village Defense Forces.

After the fall of the Awami League-led government, members of Ansar were seen in charge of security at various police stations. Along with the students on the road, this force also performs the responsibility of traffic control. The situation changed within 20 days. Last August 25, members of Ansar took to the streets with several demands, including the cancellation of the rest period. Besieged the secretariat. Later they clashed with the students who came forward in support of the coordinators. Since this incident, the members of the force are in despair and fear.

An Ansar member busy serving passengers at the entrance of the capital's Topkhana metro rail station. Performing duty in civilian clothes. He said, the quality of the department has been undermined. After working for so long now we are exhausted.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where Ansar members were always on duty, is the same picture. They are also very scared. An Ansar member on duty at the hospital said, We have been instructed to do civil duty. We are doing so.

Meanwhile, the service aspirants reported chaos in the absence of Ansar members. There are complaints against the members. Hazrat Ali Gazi, a resident of Keraniganj, said, 'I have been there for three days and there is no Ansar. Trolleys are not available here. Wheelchairs are not available.'

About 55,000 Ansar members including battalions were supposed to be deployed in important installations across the country, but most of them did not join the work. DG Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Hossain said that the battalion members were not involved in the protest.

Although about 14,000 Ansars are deployed in the capital, there are currently about 10,000 in the field.