Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sharply criticised interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, claiming he lacks control over the administration and allowing Islamist groups linked to terrorist organisations to spread hardline ideologies.

The Awami League leader, in a piece she wrote for The Week magazine, claimed extremist groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir are spreading oppression and noted that attacks on religious minorities, women, and indigenous communities have risen sharply, citing incidents reminiscent of the 2016 Holey Artisan Cafe attack.

"These are the same extremist forces responsible for atrocious and deadly attacks such as the 2016 assault on the Holey Artisan Cafe -- groups we worked tirelessly to contain and root out."

Hasina, who has been living in India s

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