‘How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations? I am not so powerful,’ says Sheikh Hasina
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defends her right to hold press conferences while in exile in India, denying any intent to destabilize Bangladesh-India relations. She discusses the events leading to her departure on August 5, 2024, citing concerns over violence and threats to her life.
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This interview provides a high-level perspective on the political instability in Bangladesh and the subsequent regional diplomatic implications.
Defending her right to hold press conferences and meet her Awami League party colleagues while in India, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she had no intention of damaging India-Bangladesh ties. In an interview to The Hindu , including in written replies and an extensive telephone conversation, Ms. Hasina, who has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Bangladesh, says she is undeterred from returning to Bangladesh, as she has already announced. She also says that if her party decides she should step down, she would.Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
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