- By Kamal Kumar
- Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Monday, following weeks of violent protests against her government might not return to politics, her son and former chief advisor said. He further said that she would most likely be disappointed with the larger public sentiment against her government even after all the efforts she put in to transform the country from being very poor to a growing Asian nation.
Speaking at a BBC program, Sajeeb Wajed further said that his mother would quit active politics after the current setback.
"She has turned Bangladesh around. When she took over power it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia," Joy said.
Bangladesh witnessed a significant political upheaval earlier today when the country's Army Chief announced the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Later, it was confirmed that she left her official residence in Dhaka to get to India. From New Delhi, Hasina is most likely to travel to the United Kingdom where she had sought political asylum.
Sheikh Hasina faced severe criticism for the way she handled the student protests, which later turned political and spread to the whole country. Her opponents alleged atrocities and high-handedness during the protests.
Former PM's critics accused her not just of corruption and nepotism but also of high-handedness and curtailing of civil liberties. These, many alleged, overshadowed the economic progress and development she had brought about.
However, her son Sajeed rejected the claims, saying that the strict actions by authorities came in the wake of brutalities unleashed by protestors on the law enforcement officers.
"You have had policemen beaten to death - 13 just yesterday. So what do you expect the police to do when mobs are beating people to death?" he said. Sheikh Hasina had been considering resigning since Sunday and had left the country for her own safety after her family insisted, he added.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh is likely to have an interim government, which will take care of the country after embattling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka on Monday. The formation of a caretaker government was announced by Bangladesh's Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman in a video address on state television in which he said that he is 'taking full responsibility' for the country.