Addressing her first public meeting in India (after leaving Bangladesh in 2024), former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a scathing attack on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. He accused Yunus of running an illegal, violent regime and pushing the country into an era of terror.
Addressing the Foreign Correspondents Club in Delhi through audio message, Sheikh Hasina described the ongoing political crisis in Bangladesh as an existential fight for the sovereignty and constitution of Bangladesh and called upon her supporters to rise up to overthrow the foreign-friendly puppet regime.
‘Save democracy in Bangladesh’
The event titled ‘Save Democracy in Bangladesh’ was attended by several former ministers of Hasina’s Awami League government and members of the Bangladeshi expatriate community. Although Hasina herself was not present, her speech was broadcast to the packed hall. During this, Sheikh Hasina repeatedly called Yunus a murderous fascist, usurer, money launderer and power-greedy traitor.
‘Bangladesh has today transformed into a prison, a hanging place and a valley of death’
Sheikh Hasina started her speech by mentioning the legacy of the liberation war and her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He said that Bangladesh today stands on the verge of an abyss. He said that today his country has turned into a prison, a hanging place and a valley of death. He accused extremist forces and foreign interests of destroying the country.
Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina said that she was forcibly removed from the post on 5 August 2024 as part of a well-planned conspiracy. He further said that after his departure, Bangladesh has plunged into the era of terror. Democracy is now in exile. He further said that human rights have been crushed. Freedom of the press has been abolished. Making serious allegations against the Yunus government, Hasina said that violence against women and minorities is being allowed to flourish unabated.
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