Bangladesh has not liked the strict remarks made by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the Yunus government. Dhaka has asked New Delhi that he prevented former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from making ‘false and concocted’ comments while living in the country. After violent protests in August, Hasina had to give up her power and came to India.
Hasina in an online address on Wednesday called her supporters to stand against the interim government in Bangladesh and accused her of grabbing power in an unconstitutional way.
Even before Hasina’s address, thousands of protesters demolished the house of her father and Bangladesh founder leader Mujibur Rahman and set fire. Violence continued even after Hasina’s speech.
According to media reports, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry handed over a protest letter to the Acting High Commissioner of India in Dhaka, in which ‘deep concern, disappointment and serious objections’ was expressed on his comments.
The Ministry said, "The Ministry has requested India to take appropriate steps immediately to prevent them from making such false, concoction and inflammatory statements with mutual respect and sense of understanding."
India strongly condemned the burning of Sheikh Mujib’s house. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal condemned the destruction of Rahman’s house and called it a ‘barbaric act’. He said, & ldquo; All those who give importance to the freedom struggle, who nurtured Bangla identity and pride, are aware of the importance of this residence for the national consciousness of Bangladesh. & Rdquo;
This was the same house where Rahman announced independence from Pakistan to Bangladesh in 1971 and in 1975 he and most of his family members were killed inside this house. Hasina converted this building into a museum dedicated to her father’s legacy.