‘How can my press conference damage India-Bangladesh relations? I am not so powerful,’ says Sheikh Hasina
In an interview with The Hindu, Bangladesh’s former PM invokes the right to free speech and meeting party colleagues during her exile in India
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh defended her right to hold press conferences and meet with her Awami League party members while in India, insisting she did not aim to harm India-Bangladesh relations. The former leader, who has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Bangladesh, spoke with The Hindu, responding to written queries and taking part in a long phone call.
Despite her past convictions, Hasina expressed no concern about returning to Bangladesh, having already declared her intention to do so. Should her party decide that she should resign, she stated that she would comply with their decision.
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