Overview
- In a News18 interview, the former prime minister alleged the Yunus-led interim administration includes radical extremists and is failing to protect minorities.
- She described Muhammad Yunus as an unelected figure whose government is dismantling constitutional norms.
- Hasina said the interim authorities have moved to block the Awami League from the upcoming election, disenfranchising millions of supporters and disregarding the party’s repeated electoral wins.
- She appealed to India to keep up pressure for a free, fair and inclusive vote to restore legitimate governance.
- Warning Western audiences, she argued Yunus’s technocratic reputation is misleading and does not translate into democratic legitimacy.