Dhaka: Former PM Sheikh Hasina has alleged that interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus has turned peaceful Bangladesh into a country of militants and terrorists, insisting that justice will be delivered as she remains optimistic about making a comeback.
“Our politicians and workers are being killed and attacked brutally... it cannot be described in words. Everyone... our workers, cops, lawyers, journalists and artists are being targeted,” she said.
In a virtual interaction with family members of Awami League supporters, Hasina, who is now said to be living in exile in India, said Allah kept her alive for a reason and a day will come when those targeting her party members will be brought to justice.
She asked cadres to keep a track of every activist of Awami League and build an elaborate database, according to a post shared on the party’s Facebook page. The former PM said the database should have details of how many party workers have been injured and killed so far, how many of them are still in jail, how many cases have been filed, and the latest updates on the political activities of the president and general secretary of Awami League, as well as members of associate organisations.
Hasina also instructed the inclusion of information about damage to religious places of worship and shrines. She described Yunus as someone who never loved the people and loaned out small amounts at high interest rates and used the money to live a lavish life abroad. She said rapes, murders and robberies cannot be reported for fear that if they are, the TV channel or newspaper will be targeted.
Arrest warrant against Hasina, her daughter
A Bangladeshi court issued a new arrest warrant against deposed PM Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a graft case, accusing them of “fraudulently” procuring a residential plot. Dhaka metropolitan senior special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet submitted by the anti-corruption commission (ACC). As the accused were absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them. The statutory graft agency’s prosecutor Mir Ahammed Salam said the judge asked ACC to submit its investigation report on May 4 for hearing the charge involving the piece of leased out land by state-run Rajdhani Unyan Kartripakkha in Purbachal area on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.
