New Delhi: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday issued a blistering critique of the political situation in her country, describing Bangladesh as “battered and bleeding” and standing “at the edge of an abyss”. Speaking through an online audio message at an event in New Delhi, Hasina said the nation born out of the Liberation War had been pushed into chaos by extremist forces and foreign actors.

Hasina, who has been living in exile in the Indian capital since fleeing Dhaka in August 2024, said Bangladesh had effectively turned into “a vast prison” where fear and violence dominate everyday life. Referring to the legacy of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she alleged that the country he helped create had been devastated by what she called a coordinated assault on democracy and........

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