The columnist Zafar Sobhan of the Daily Star newspaper wrote, "It is fairly apparent that it was done under pressure from the army because of the threat that the country could lose its peacekeeping role" with the United Nations, which was both prestigious and lucrative in terms of payment to the country.
Kolumnis Zafar Sobhan dari koran Daily Star menulis, "Hal ini cukup jelas bahwa hal itu dilakukan di bawah tekanan dari tentara karena ancaman bahwa negara dapat kehilangan peran penjaga perdamaian" dengan Perserikatan bangsa-Bangsa, yang keduanya bergengsi dan menguntungkan dalam hal pembayaran kepada negara.