Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday attacked the South Asian country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of turning the country into a “hell”. Taking to social media platform 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.
Earlier, Hasina had said that the Yunus government wants to sell Bangladesh to the United States, intensifying her criticism of the interim government head.
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.
“Dear friend India, As you know, the Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh is being run by terrorists, and atrocities are being committed against Bangladeshi Hindus and local citizens. We need your support in this fight, and I hope India will stand with us,” she wrote.
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