Last updated on August 29th, 2024 at 07:04 pm
Paris: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India after fleeing her Dhaka residence following the imposition of emergency rule, shared an undelivered speech accusing the United States of orchestrating a regime change against her, sources said within her circle. They added that 76-year-old Hasina, who has reached Delhi, made these claims in an undelivered speech accessed by NDTV.
Hasina reportedly said in her speech, “I resigned so that I did not have to witness a procession of dead bodies.
Saint Martin Island is on the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal. Small but strategic to Bangladesh. Hasina’s resignation occurred in the face of student protests, which at first promulgated government reservation policies but snowballed into a much larger confrontation with the government. Of the protesters, more than 400 students were apparently killed as the government tried to quell the protests.
Hasina said, reflecting on her decision to leave the country: “Probably, had I stayed, there would have been more loss of life. I have stepped aside because you, my strength, no longer wanted me. But do not lose hope.
Hasina also said that she faced a backlash after her previous comments, particularly the one where she labeled “Razakars” the protesters.
Relations with the United States worsened when Sheikh Hasina was in office, particularly after controversial elections in January that the US criticized for failing to be either free or fair. Hasina had been claiming, months before her resignation, that conspiracies were afoot to depose her government through a foreign plot to carve out a new “Christian country” from parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
” The US also condemned the violence against peaceful protesters during the unrest, with State Department spokesman Matthew Miller expressing the willingness of the US government to respect the right to peaceful protest.
Current Status of Bangladesh:
Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus joined as one of the acting leaders of the country in following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. His office received reports of attacks on the minority. Yunus has called upon the agitating students to save Hindu, Christian and Buddhist communities from being attacked.
“You saved the country, now you save these families.
In a major development, Bangladesh’s culminating with life under the new rule, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan was made to resign along with five other top judges due to continuing student protests demanding judiciary reforms. Meanwhile, several high-ranking officials have also resigned in the wake of student protests that includes Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Maksud Kamal.
While the undelivered speech of Sheikh Hasina and accusations against the US reflect the complexities of this very phase, the future of Bangladesh remains uncertain with the interim government trying to normalize the situation as well as meet some or many demands of protesters.
