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Deposed Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina has called for a nationwide mourning on August 15, the anniversary of her family’s massacre by the military in 1975 read more
 "Hasina slams Bangladesh violence in 1st statement since ouster")
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned. Interim government head Muhammad Yunus has supported fresh elections. The question for Bangladesh is who will be the next PM now. File Photo/Reuters
In her first statement since her ouster last week, former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina has said that those opposed to her have insulted the marthyrs of the nation’s liberation movement and Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.
In a statement in Bangla shared by her son Sajeeb Wazed on X (formerly Twitter), Hasina recalled the massacre of her father Mujib and family members in a military coup in 1975 and asked Bangladeshis to hold a national mourning on its anniversary on Thursday (August 15).
Hasina said that the movement against her was going on since last July and her Bangladesh Awami Party (BAL) cadres were being attacked. Condoling the loss of lives since the said movement, she called for those guilty to be punished.
Hasina said, “Since last July, many fresh lives have been lost due to vandalism, arson and violence in the name of agitation. Students, teachers, police even internal women police, journalists, cultural workers, working people, Awami League and affiliated organisation leaders, workers, pedestrians, and workers in various institutions who have died as a victim of terrorist attack, I am condoling and praying for their souls.
“My condolences to those like me who are living with the pain of losing a loved one. I demand that those involved in these killings and vandalism be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished accordingly.”
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ভাই ও বোনেরা, ১৯৭৫ সালে ১৫ই আগস্ট বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানকে নির্মমভাবে হত্যা করে। তাঁর প্রতি গভীর শ্রদ্ধা জানাই। একই সাথে আমার মা বেগম ফজিলাতুন্নেসা, আমার তিন ভাই মুক্তিযোদ্ধা ক্যাপ্টেন শেখ কামাল,…
‘Father of Nation & blood of martyrs insulted’
In an apparent reference to the vandalism of the statue of Mujib, the Father of the nation, Hasina said that he was grossly insulted.
“The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, under whose leadership we have gained self-esteem as an independent nation, got self-identity and got an independent country, has been grossly insulted. They insulted the blood of millions of martyrs. I want justice from the countrymen,” said Hasina.
Referring to the burning of the Mujib’s residence where her family was murdered, which had been turned into a museum, Hasina said that the “memory that was the basis of our survival has been burnt to ashes”.
On the upcoming anniversary of her family’s massacre, Hasina urged the Bangladeshis to offer garlands at the torched museum, called the Bangabandhu Bhavan after Mujijb, and pray for the salvation of the souls there.
Hasina also appealed to the Bangladeshis to observe the National Day of Mourning on 15th August with due dignity and solemnity.
Since her flight from Bangladesh, Hasina has been staying in India. It is not certain where she would eventually settle.
Within days of her ouster, the military and student leaders picked Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus to lead an interim government to run the country.
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