Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made it clear that she has no plans to leave India.
According to a report published by India Today, Hasina said that the people of Bangladesh will boycott the upcoming polls in March if the Awami League is not allowed to participate.
In an interview with the UK’s Independent, Hasina rejected the demand to apologise for those who lost their lives during the July–August uprising in 2024. She also told Reuters that she is “living freely in Delhi” but remains vigilant, given her family’s history of violence.
Bangaldesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) already concluded its trial proceedings against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, allegedly of crimes against humanity, and has scheduled the announcement of its verdict on November 13, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina is facing trial for crimes against humanity for allegedly being part of torturing multiple people and orchestrating disappearances during the Awami League regime. Hasina was forced to flee after the student-led uprising in August 2024 ousted her. Afterwards, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took over as head of an interim government.
The Dhaka Tribune reported earlier on Thursday that Hasina’s state-appointed lawyer, Md Amir Hossain, said the former PM did not flee in connection with the case over crimes against humanity committed during the anti-discrimination student movement in 2024; instead, she was forced to leave. Following her ouster, she stayed in India, atleast for a while.
