Sheikh Hasina blamed the US for the expulsion
In her latest statement, Hasina warned the new interim government not to be “used” by such foreign powers.
New Delhi: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused foreign powers like the US of being involved in her ouster. Hasina, who is currently in India, said she wanted to address the nation, especially the protesters whose agitation forced her to leave the top post before resigning.
This comes days after the Indian government said it was analyzing the possibility of “foreign hands” behind the political crisis in Bangladesh. In a message to her Awami League supporters on Saturday, accessed by ThePrint, the 76-year-old former Bangladesh prime minister said, “If I had left St Martin and the Bay of Bengal to America, I could have stayed in power.”
To recall, Sheikh Hasina had strained relations with the US over the years. Before elections in January this year, she said “a white man” had offered her an easy return to power in exchange for the airbase.
In her latest statement, Hasina warned the new interim government not to be “used” by such foreign powers.
“I resigned so that I would not have to watch the procession of dead bodies. They wanted to come to power over your (students') body, I did not allow it. I have come with power,” read Hasina's statement accessed by The Print.
Hasina said “she will be back soon”
In her message to supporters accessed by ThePrint, she vowed to return to the country despite accepting her defeat.
“I will be back soon inshallah. Defeat is mine but victory is mine [that of] People from Bangladesh,” she said.
“I removed myself, I came with your victory, you are my strength, you did not want me, then I left on my own, resigned. Those who are my workers will not lose heart. Awami League has risen again and again,” she added.
The former prime minister also alleged that people were distorting her words.
“I would like to repeat to my young students, I never called you Razakar…my words have been twisted. A group has taken advantage of your threat. ” she said in the message.
