Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mounted a stinging attack on the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus over persecution of minorities in Bangladesh. In a virtual address at an event in New York, Sheikh Hasina accused Muhammad Yunus of perpetrating genocide and failing to protect minorities including Hindus. She also claimed that there were plans to assassinate her and her sister Sheikh Rehana just like their father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975. It was Sheikh Hasina’s first public address after leaving the country in August in the face of anti-government protests. She said the current ruling dispensation in Dhaka failed to protect the minorities. Sheikh Hasina said Hindus, Buddhists, Christians — no one has been spared. Eleven churches have been razed, and temples and Buddhist shrines have been broken. When the Hindus protested, the Iskcon leader was arrested, she said. Sheikh Hasina said, people no longer have the right to justice, she never even got the time to resign. She has been staying in India since she left Bangladesh following anti-government protests in July and August.
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