Sheikh Hasina is currently in India after fleeing Bangladesh.
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Dhaka: Sheikh HasinaA close aide of the woman told Times Now that she took the decision to resign as Chief Minister following the protests. Bangladesh To prevent the death toll from rising, he said the radicals wanted more victims in the ongoing clashes between protesters and police.
Before fleeing the country, the Awami League leader told her closest aide that the US is behind the protests that have so far claimed more than 200 lives and there is no end in sight. Hasina wanted to make a speech before leaving the country to raise awareness about these things, but had to pack her bags and hurry.
“I resigned so that I would not have to see the procession of corpses. They wanted to come to power over the corpses of students, but I did not allow it. I resigned from the post of prime minister. I could have remained in power if I had handed over the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island “And he allowed the US to maintain its hold on the Bay of Bengal. I urge the people of my land not to be manipulated by radicals,” Hasina told her colleague before resigning.
He added: “If I had stayed in the country, more lives would have been lost and more resources would have been destroyed. I made the extremely difficult decision to leave. I became your leader because you elected me, you were my strength.”
“Don’t lose hope. I will be back soon. I lost, but the people of Bangladesh won, the people for whom my father died, my family,” he added.
Hasina resigned as Bangladesh’s prime minister and fled the country amid mounting pressure from the military and protesters. She landed in India She was only allowed a “brief stopover” in the UK, but her stay had to be extended because the UK refused to grant her asylum. The former prime minister is still trying to negotiate with other countries while she remains at Hindan airbase in Ghaziabad.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main rival of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, has expressed displeasure with India’s decision to provide shelter to the ousted prime minister after she fled to India on Monday.
BNP leader Gayeshwar Roy said, “The BNP believes that Bangladesh and India must cooperate. The Indian government must understand and act in accordance with this spirit. However, supporting our adversaries makes it difficult to maintain such cooperation.” Roy made these comments in a conversation with TOI from Dhaka.
Who rules Bangladesh now?
As Hasina continues to seek asylum, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken over leadership of the interim government, aiming to guide the country toward recovery after weeks of intense violence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Yunus and affirmed India’s commitment to working with Dhaka to achieve “shared aspirations” of peace, security and development for both nations. Modi also expressed hope for a quick return to normalcy. He stressed the importance of ensuring the safety and security of Hindus and other minority communities.
On Saturday, Yunus condemned attacks on minority communities in the violence-hit country, calling them “heinous,” and urged young people to protect all Hindu, Christian and Buddhist families from harm.
Members of minority communities in Bangladesh have faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, according to two Hindu organisations – the Bangladesh Christian, Buddhist and Hindu Unity Council and the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad – in the country.
“There are many who are willing to make your efforts futile. Do not fail this time,” he said while addressing students at Begum Rokeya University in the city of Rangpur. Yunus unequivocally condemned the attacks on minority communities in the country, calling the acts “heinous”. He urged the students to protect all Hindu, Christian and Buddhist families.
“Are they not the people of this country? You have been able to save the country; can you not save some families?… They must say: no one can harm you. You are my brothers; we fought together and we will remain together,” he said, stressing the need for national unity.
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