There were also clashes between anti-Hasina protesters and members of her Awami League party.
Members of the Students Against Discrimination protest group were attacked in the Dhaka district of Gazipur on Friday. The group, whose members are now in the government cabinet, is credited with sparking the uprising against Hasina.
The vocal and powerful group then demanded action, sparking the security operation with mass arrests countrywide.
“We have seen such drives before,” Alamgir said. “We cautioned the government to protect innocent civilians.”
Human Rights Watch warned last month that the police had “returned to the abusive practices that characterized the previous government”.
Yunus, 84, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has warned against retaliation after Hasina’s ouster.
“The sacrifices we made were aimed at bringing an end to injustices across all sectors,” Yunus said late on Monday.
“If we engage in the same kind of actions as the fallen regime, there will be no difference between them and us,” he said.
