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Sheikh Hasina’s statement comes as unease intensified in Bangladesh amid protests over the policies of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government
In the last two days, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus (R) has faced several challenges. (Image: AFP/File)
Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus is a “militant leader”, who is selling off Bangladesh to the United States, said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sheikh Hasina’s statement comes as a sense of unease intensified in Bangladesh overnight amid protests in the civil administration and the business sector over policies of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
In the last two days, Yunus’ government has faced several other challenges. There have been reports of discord between the military and the interim government over the possible timeline for holding the parliamentary elections and other policy issues related to security affairs, particularly involving a proposed humanitarian corridor of aid channel to Myanmar’s rebel-held Rakhine state.
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On Sunday, meanwhile, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal framed charges against a former police commissioner and seven other officers for their alleged atrocities during last year’s anti-government protests, which had led to Hasina’s ouster. She had fled to India and an interim government led by Yunus was formed.
In an audio message posted on the Facebook account of the Bangladesh Awami League, she claimed Yunus had gained international recognition under her regime and had now handed over the country’s reins to “terrorists”. She said he had grabbed power with the help of extremist groups.
“…what a misfortune. A person like him, not everyone, but people from all over the country, people who like him a lot, people who like him a lot, and what happened to him when he came to power? And I was the one who gave him all his wealth, all his property…I was the one who had to give him all that,” she said.
“My father did not agree to America’s demands for St. Martin’s Island. He had to give his life for that. And that was my destiny as I never thought of selling the country to stay in power,” she said.
Yunus’s administration recently disbanded Hasina’s Awami League, sending many of its senior leaders, including former ministers, to jail to face trial for charges like crimes against humanity. Condemning the move to ban her party, she called it unconstitutional.
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