The former prime minister told RT that she is grateful for New Delhi\u2019s support and patience as Dhaka gets its \u201caffairs in order\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the hostile rhetoric coming from the country\u2019s current chief adviser, Mohammad Yunus, is threatening longstanding ties with India.
\nHasina, who fled Bangladesh for India after the uprising in 2024, said in a written interview with RT on Wednesday that Yunus\u2019 support of radicals was creating tensions with its western neighbor.
\n\u201cIndia is a longstanding friend, and I am deeply grateful to the Indian people for welcoming me,\u201d she said. \u201cHowever, Yunus\u2019 sponsorship of extremists, his failure to protect Hindus, and the idiotic hostile rhetoric towards India emanating from Dhaka threaten to undo the partnership that we worked hard to cultivate.\u201d\u00a0
\nShe added that despite the unraveling of Bangladesh-India trade ties under the watch of Yunus, a Nobel Peace laureate, the bond between the countries was deep. Hasina said she was \u201cgrateful for India\u2019s support and patience as they wait for Bangladesh to get its affairs in order.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Hasina ruled out the notion that Washington had a role in the protests in Bangladesh that led to her government\u2019s ouster last year.
\n\u201cI do not believe the US government was involved. I have had good relationships with successive presidents and am a particular admirer of President Trump,\u201d she added.
\nHasina conceded that Yunus has many admirers in the West, but said he is not \u201ca front-man\u201d for the US government.
\nThe former prime minister said the next elections in Bangladesh (expected in 2026) cannot be termed \u201cfree\u201d given that her Awami League, which had been in power for 15 years before being ousted in last year\u2019s uprising, has been barred from participating.
\nHasina\u2019s interview with RT comes amid a Bangladesh court hearing on a controversial \u201ccrimes against humanity\u201d case filed against her. The country\u2019s International Crimes Tribunal is slated to deliver a verdict in the case on November 17, according to the Daily Star.
\nWhen asked about the case, Hasina said \u201cthe verdict is a foregone conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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