Dhaka: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attacked the South Asian country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of turning the country into a “hell”. Taking to X, the ousted Bangladesh leader said the current government is being run with the help of terrorism.
Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, took over as interim head of the country of 173 million last August after deadly student-led protests forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India.
“Muhammad Yunus has turned Bangladesh into a hell. Bangladesh has gone back 10 years due to the support of terrorism. The government is being run with the help of terrorism. The atrocities on Bangladeshi citizens will no longer be tolerated by the people of Bangladesh. It is time to overthrow the Yunus government,” she said.
The government led by Yunus has witnessed pressure from civil servants, teachers, political parties, and the military as it attempts to guide the country through a fragile transition before holding a general election. There have also been reports of disagreement between the military and the interim government over the timeline for parliamentary elections.
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. Hasina, meanwhile, has also sought India’s support in the fight against the interim government.
No differences with govt: Bangladesh militaryAmid swirling speculation over a possible rift between the Bangladesh Army and the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, the military issued a strong statement reaffirming its alignment with the civilian administration. Addressing a press conference at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka, senior Army officer Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Daula denied any discord between Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman and the Chief Advisor of the interim government. His remarks followed reports of a rift between the military and the interim government over the election timeline and a proposed humanitarian aid corridor to Myanmar's rebel-held Rakhine state — a move with security implications for Bangladesh. |
