New Delhi: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the country "has plunged into an age of terror" and "there is a treacherous plot to barter away the territory and resources of Bangladesh to foreign interests".
Speaking in a pre-recorded audio message played out at an event in Delhi, she called on people of the country to "overthrow" the regime of interim government chief Muhammad Yunus.
"Bangladesh stands today at the edge of an abyss, a nation battered and bleeding, navigating one of the most perilous chapters in its history. The homeland won through the supreme Liberation War under the leadership of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is now ravaged by the monstrous onslaught of extremist communal forces and foreign perpetrators. Our once serene and fertile land has been reduced to a wounded, blood-soaked landscape. In truth, the entire country has become a vast prison, an execution ground, a valley of death," she said.
Bangladesh 'surprised', 'shocked'Bangladesh has said it was "surprised" and "shocked" that India had allowed fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to make a public address in New Delhi. "The government and the people of Bangladesh are surprised and shocked that fugitive Sheikh Hasina, who has been convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal for committing crimes against humanity, was allowed to make a statement at a public event in New Delhi," Dhaka's foreign ministry statement read. Bangladesh said allowing Hasina to make the speech set "a dangerous precedent" that could "seriously impair bilateral relations". |
