Ousted Bangladesh PM Blames US for Regime Change
In a startling revelation, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the United States of orchestrating her removal from power after she refused to cede control of the strategically important Saint Martin’s Island. In a message accessed by NDTV and released on Sunday, Hasina claimed that the U.S. sought to gain influence over the Bay of Bengal by pressuring her to surrender the island, which occupies just 3 square kilometers in the northeastern section of the bay.
Hasina, who has taken refuge in India, suggested that she could have remained in power had she complied with U.S. demands. She explained her decision to leave Bangladesh, stating that it was to prevent further loss of lives and resources. “Maybe, if I had stayed in the country, more lives would have been lost. I have removed myself. You were my strength, you did not want me, so I have left,” she said, adding that she did not want to witness a “procession of dead bodies.”
However, Hasina also issued a warning against radical forces, urging Bangladeshis not to be swayed by extremist elements. She vowed to return to her homeland once the political situation stabilizes.
Sources within Hasina’s Awami League and those close to her believe the U.S. played a significant role in her ouster, pointing to the appointment of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus as the new interim leader as further evidence of foreign intervention. Yunus, who has a contentious history with Hasina, was seen as a figure favored by the U.S..
The situation adds to Bangladesh’s turbulent political history – marked by coups, assassinations, and uprisings – and raises new questions about the role of foreign influence in the nation’s governance.
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