Students for Sovereignty alleges restrictions on Saint Martin’s residents’ rights during interim govt tenure

The platform "Students for Sovereignty" has
alleged that the fundamental rights of residents of Saint Martin's Island were
curtailed during the tenure of the interim government, drawing parallels with
the long-standing US embargo on Cuba.
The group made the remarks at a
press conference held in front of Madhur Canteen at Dhaka University today (15
April), where its convener, Muhammad Ziaul Haque, read out a written statement.
In the statement, Ziaul demanded
the withdrawal of all restrictions imposed on the island, citing geographical,
economic and humanitarian concerns, as well as potential risks to national
sovereignty.
He claimed that Dr Yunus's environmentally focused
"Three Zero Theory", which he alleged is funded by foreign sources,
along with the "hardline environmentalist ideology" of Syeda Rizwana
Hasan, poses a "major threat to human civilisation."
Ziaul further alleged that certain
environmental policies are displacing local residents and serving external
agendas.
While expressing support for
environmental protection, he said the group opposes what it described as
extreme environmentalism.
He warned that continued
restrictions could undermine sovereignty and urged the government to lift all
such measures in order to safeguard livelihoods, human rights and national
interests.















