Bangladesh’s interim government head, Muhammad Yunus, has broken his silence on ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s political remarks from India. For the first time after taking over, Yunus said that Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture” and that she must remain silent to prevent discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition.
In an interview with the Indian news agency, Yunus said, “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh (government) wants her back, the condition would be that she has to keep quiet.”
Appointed the country’s Chief Advisor after Hasina was forced to leave Bangladesh, Yunus, “No one is comfortable with her stance there in India because we want her back to try her. She is there in India and at times she is talking, which is problematic. Had she been quiet, we would have forgotten it; people would have also forgotten it as she would have been in her own world. But sitting in India, she is speaking and giving instructions. No one likes it.”
Hasina’s statement goes way back to August 13, demanding those “involved in killings and vandalism” during the anti-government protests be “identified and punished”.
Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, murder cases have been filed against Hasina and her former cabinet colleagues.
