Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday lambasted Chief Adviser of Interim Government Muhammad Yunus for causing bloodshed in the country with his all-consuming paradigms. She warned him to end politically motivated acts used to intimidate jail journalists and members of the Bangladesh Awami League and opposition political parties.
Hasina, in her statement, called Yunus ‘the murderous fascist, a usurer, a money launderer, a plunderer, and a corrupt, power-hungry traitor. She blamed him for causing bloodshed in the country with his all-consuming paradigms, making people struggle to survive amid destruction, and plunging the nation into an age of terror and suffocation.
Sheikh Hasina said, “Everywhere one hears only the cries of people struggling to survive amid destruction. A desperate plea for life. Heart-rending screams for relief. The murderous fascist Yunus, a usurer, a money launderer, a plunderer, and a corrupt, power-hungry traitor, has bled our nation dry with his all-consuming paradigms, staining the soul of our motherland. On August 5, 2024, in a meticulously engineered conspiracy, the national enemy, the murderous fascist Yunus, and his anti-state militant accomplices forcibly ousted me, though I am the people’s representative directly elected. From that day forward, the nation has been plunged into an age of terror, merciless, relentless, and suffocating. Democracy is now in exile…”
The Awami League leader also pressed for an impartial investigation by the United Nations into the events of the past year.
Former Bangladesh PM expressed her concerns through an audio message, which was played during an interactive session organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia.
Restore Constitution, reclaim independence
She urged the people of Bangladesh to unify, restore the Constitution, overthrow the foreign-serving puppet regime of the national enemy, reclaim independence, and banish the divisive actions of the past twelve months. She said, “In this grave hour, the entire nation must rise united and galvanised by the spirit of our great Liberation War…”
She also appealed to all democratic, progressive, and non-communal forces of the pro-Liberation camp to take a solemn oath to build a humane and welfare-oriented democratic state and to confront with early resolve the treacherous designs of the ‘murderous fascist and his collaborators’.
Hasina’s five-step directive to heal Bnagladesh
In the same address, Hasina asked Yunus to stop ignoring his own people. She outlined five crucial steps to heal the country and make it a better and stronger Bangladesh. She said, “First, restore democracy by removing the illegal Yunus administration. Second, put an end to the daily acts of violence we are seeing on our streets. Third, deliver an ironclad guarantee ensuring the safety of religious minority groups, women and girls, and the most vulnerable in our society. Fourth, end politically motivated acts of lawfare used to intimidate, silence, and jail journalists and members of the Bangladesh Awami League and opposition political parties. Fifth, invite the United Nations to conduct a new and truly impartial investigation into the events of the past year…”