Hasina Calls on Bangladeshis to Oust Yunus Regime, Labels Him a Traitor
Hasina Calls on Bangladeshis to Oust Yunus Regime, Labels Him a Traitor
In a forceful address, Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of enabling extremism and foreign interests, urging citizens to defend democracy ahead of elections.
Hasina delivered a forceful address, insisting that the brave people of Bangladesh must overthrow the foreign-serving puppet regime led by Muhammad Yunus.
She reserved much of her ire for Yunus, contending that he had been unable to prevent a “monstrous onslaught of extremist communal forces and foreign perpetrators”. She added, “The murderous fascist Yunus, a usurer, a money launderer, a plunderer, and a corrupt, power-hungry traitor, has bled our nation dry with his all-consuming paradigms, staining the soul of our motherland.” She alleged Bangladesh was “plunged into an age of terror” after “Yunus and his anti-state militant accomplices” ousted her government in an “meticulously engineered conspiracy” in August 2024, but provided no evidence to back up her accusation.
“Democracy is now in exile. Human rights have been trampled into the dust. Freedom of the press has been extinguished,” she said. “Violence, torture, and sexual assault against women and girls remain unchecked.” “Religious minorities face continuous persecution. Law and order have collapsed.”
The event was addressed, either in-person or virtually, by other Awami League leaders, including former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury and former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, who reiterated a litany of charges against Yunus and contended the upcoming election wouldn’t be free and fair without the involvement of their party.
Hasina has attacked Yunus’s government several times in recent months, usually through video or audio messages posted on social media, and the Indian government is yet to respond to Dhaka’s request for her extradition.
