“We are happy that we have eliminated the dictatorship. We have gained freedom and sovereignty.”
He expressed confidence that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who has been named interim leader, could form a government within months with the “help of students, lawyers and the general public”.
“Bangladesh's future lies in the hands of student leaders. God willing, everything will be fine,” the 22-year-old said.
Mahamudul Hassan, 21, is also studying the same subject.
“I want a democracy where people from all walks of life have equal opportunities and equal rights.” He wants “a leader who can make that happen.”
Yunus was appointed by Bangladesh's president late Tuesday, meeting a key demand of student protesters who say they will not accept a military-led government. He is currently returning from surgery in France and could be sworn in on Thursday.
“I want to go back home and see what's happening and how we can organize to get out of this predicament we're in,” he told reporters at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday as he headed to Dhaka.
After reports of looting and revenge attacks targeting supporters of Hasina Sheikh, he urged people to refrain from any kind of violence or else everything risks being destroyed.
In a speech to the nation on Wednesday, the army chief said he was confident that Yunus “will be able to lead us to a beautiful democratic process and we will benefit from it”.
