In her first media interaction since her dramatic fall from power after 15 years of dominating Bangladesh’s political landscape, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told foreign media that the ban on the Awami League is not only unjust but also self-defeating.

After the party was barred from contesting elections, millions of Awami League supporters are expected to boycott next year’s polls, she said from exile in New Delhi.

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Hasina added that she has no plans to return to Bangladesh if the government does not allow the Awami League to participate in politics. She said she would remain in India, where she fled in August 2023 following a student-led uprising.

An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been governing Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasin

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