Bangladesh slams India over fugitive ex-PM Hasina’s first public address

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffJanuary 25, 2026 at 04:59 PM

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Bangladesh's government has condemned India for allowing fugitive ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to deliver a public address in New Delhi, her first since being ousted in 2024. The Foreign Ministry in Dhaka expressed "shock" that India permitted Hasina, who fled to India after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule, to make the address. Hasina, sentenced to death in absentia for her role in the crackdown on the 2024 uprising, accused the head of Bangladesh's interim government of being a "murderous fascist" during the address. The ministry stated that Hasina called for the removal of the interim government and incited violence to disrupt the upcoming February 12th general election, the first since her removal. Hasina's Awami League party is banned from participating in the vote.

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Election Commission 30% New Delhi 30% Dhaka 40% Awami League 40% Muhammad Yunus 50% Ministry of Foreign Affairs ×260% India ×270% Sheikh Hasina ×790% Bangladesh ×790%

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