'India great friend,' says Hasina; son claims B'desh becoming 'another Pak'

Hasina was sentendenced to death in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity and genocideFormer Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has claimed that "organised groups" hijacked the 2024 student protests and turned the movement into "instruments of violent political agitation." Revealing her version of the "truth" Hasina said that the August protests were used "create a path to power outside ballot box."Addressing her first public event since the fall of her Awami League government, Hasina said, "I speak not only as someone who served five terms as Prime Minister, but also as the daughter of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman."She said her government had sought to resolve the protests through dialogue from the outset. "From the very beginning, my governmen