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New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, attacked the chief of the country's interim government, Muhammad Yunus and his administration on Thursday.
While Hasina blamed the interim government for taking Bangladesh towards darkness, her party, Awami League, said extremist groups in the country are "emboldened" despite decades of peaceful coexistence in the country and minority communities are being put in danger.
Hasina said in her New Year message, "The masks and vile faces of the conspirators engaged in plots to destroy the country have already been exposed before you. You have seen how illegal usurpers, holding you hostage, have pushed the country towards darkness through limitless corruption, falsehood, and the intoxication of serving personal interests." She added that fear has gripped Bangladesh, and it is not respected by any country today.
Her message added, "Due to insecurity faced by foreign investors and donor groups, and because of chaotic conditions, the country's economy has collapsed. We must all come together to save the country from this journey into darkness. Let us, as we welcome the New Year, pledge ourselves to that commitment of protecting the nation."
It added, "The distinct identity of Bangladesh and its historic struggle for liberation of the Bangladesh for which my govt worked tirelessly with the determination to place it on a position of dignity in the world - are today being called into question... In the past, whenever such critical times have arisen, this nation has united, forgetting differences of class, religion, colour, language, and ethnicity, and has leapt forward to realise a collective dream."
Awami League said in a post on X, "Since Yunus took charge (in 2024), reports show a sharp rise in Islamist extremism - leaving Christians increasingly targeted, threatened, and living in fear. In the run-up to Christmas and elections, extremist groups openly branded Christians as 'enemies of Islam', issuing threat letters to churches, schools, and missionary institutions."
