Live: Muhammad Yunus divulged truth of conspiracy, says Sheikh Hasina

Live blogFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is making her first public address since she was ousted from power in Bangladesh on August 5, 2024. In the event, organised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi, Hasina is talking about the conspiracy to overturn her government and alleging that Bangladesh's economy is in a very bad shape. Her adviser and son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy is also presenting his views and warned that Bangladesh had become another Pakistan....Read MoreSheikh Hasina (Image: File) Sheikh Hasina is making her first public address since she was ousted from power in Bangladesh in August 2024. The event, organised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi, is her first public address since she left Bangladesh exactly two years ago on August 5, 2024. ...Read MoreAug 5, 2026 19:20 ISTIndia treating Sheikh Hasina like head of state, says son JoySheikh Hasina's son Joy expressed gratitude to India, saying Hasina had been treated "like a head of state" since arriving in the country after her ouster. She thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for extending what she described as the "utmost respect, services and security" during her stay.Aug 5, 2026 19:15 ISTZiaur Rahman tried to stop me returning to Bangladesh in 1981, couldn't: Sheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina said attempts to stop her from returning to Bangladesh were made even in 1981 under then-president Ziaur Rahman, but she returned nonetheless. Reiterating her resolve to go back again, she said, "They may jail me, they may kill me... anything may happen, but I still have to return."Aug 5, 2026 19:14 ISTI will return to the people of Bangladesh, I trust them: Sheikh HasinaFormer PM Sheikh Hasina says that people held the real power. "I will return to my people. I trust them," she says.Aug 5, 2026 19:13 ISTI will return to my people: Sheikh Hasina vows Bangladesh comebackSheikh Hasina said she would return to Bangladesh despite the cases against her, asserting that "fear cannot decide my duty to the people". She said her return was "not about power" but about restoring "security, development, prosperity and peace" and putting Bangladesh "back on the right track".Aug 5, 2026 19:09 ISTBangladesh economy in decline under BNP govt: HasinaSheikh Hasina alleged that Bangladesh's economy had deteriorated sharply since her ouster, claiming GDP growth had slowed, industrial production had contracted for the first time in decades, bank defaults had surged, poverty had increased and investment had weakenedAug 5, 2026 19:08 ISTTarique Rahman's BNP govt 'running by borrowing': Hasina's big chargeSheikh Hasina alleged that the BNP government was "running by borrowing" 700-900 crore taka from Bangladesh Bank every month. She claimed many factories had shut down and numerous industrialists and business owners had either fled the country or gone into hiding.Aug 5, 2026 19:05 ISTHasina alleges 'political persecution' of Awami League supportersSheikh Hasina alleged that thousands of Awami League leaders, workers and supporters, along with police personnel, journalists, lawyers, judges and members of minority communities, had faced arrests, torture and violence since her ouster. She also claimed the 2024 movement evolved into "a coordinated assault on the Constitution" and accused the current dispensation of suppressing dissent and targeting those associated with the Liberation War.Aug 5, 2026 19:04 ISTHasina accuses Yunus govt of halting probe into 2024 violenceSheikh Hasina claimed her government had set up a judicial inquiry commission on July 18, 2024, to investigate every death and incident of violence during the unrest, but alleged that the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus halted the investigation after taking power. She further alleged that an indemnity was granted to those involved in the violence, asking, "If they truly wanted justice, why did they stop the inquiry?"Aug 5, 2026 19:04 ISTMinority community members being attacked: Sheikh HasinaMinority community members, judges, cultural figures and even rickshaw pullers are being targeted in Bangladesh, says former PM Sheikh Hasina. "No one who stands for the Liberation War are attacked," says Hasina. "Convicted militants have been released," she says.Aug 5, 2026 19:01 ISTIllegal govt of Yunus gave indemnity to killers: Sheikh HasinaThe one decision of Muhammad Yunus regime to give indemnity to killers of policemen revealed their true motive, says former PM Sheikh Hasina. She says she had begun a probe but that was prevented by the "illegal interim government" of Muhammad Yunus. "If they weren't afraid, why did they not allow the truth to come out," she asks. Aug 5, 2026 19:00 ISTCan Sheikh Hasina really return to Bangladesh?Two years after fleeing Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina says she wants to return to Bangladesh and reclaim the political space she once dominated. But can the ousted prime minister overcome legal hurdles, a transformed political landscape and deep public polarisation to script a comeback? Click here to read our analysis. Aug 5, 2026 18:57 ISTOver 450 police stations were set on fire, people inside burnt alive: HasinaOver 450 police station were set on fire, government buildings were attacked, officers were killed, says Hasina. Asks if it wasn't the duty of the law enforcement to maintain order.Aug 5, 2026 18:56 ISTJuly 2024 was not a peaceful student movement: Sheikh HasinaIn her address, Sheikh Hasina alleged that the July-August 2024 unrest "was not a peaceful student movement from the beginning", claiming her government had pursued dialogue, appealed the High Court's quota verdict and invited student leaders for talks. She further alleged that the quota protests were turned into a "one-point demand" for her removal and were used by "organised groups" as a cover for violence and to seize power "outside the ballot box". Aug 5, 2026 18:55 ISTMuhammad Yunus divulged truth of conspiracy: Sheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina says that it was a "meticulously designed" plan has been divulged by Muhammad Yunus himself. Yunus took charge of the regime after Hasina's ouster. Hasina says a students quota agitation was transformed into a single-point, regime-change movement.Aug 5, 2026 18:53 ISTHasina remembers family's massacre, gets emotionalOpening her first public address since her ouster, Sheikh Hasina's voice choked as she remembers her family members killed in the massacre in August 1975. She begins her speech with a tribute to her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and millions of martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, and remembered members of her own family, saying she spoke with "love for Bangladesh" at the heart of her message.Aug 5, 2026 18:49 ISTBangladesh's economy has collapsed, it will become rogue state: Sheikh Hasina's son JoyBangladesh's economy has collapsed, and it will become a rogue state, warns Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Sheikh Hasina's former ICT adviser and son. Joy says that the Muhammad Yunus regime mismanaged the economy and that continues, he says.Aug 5, 2026 18:45 ISTBangladesh has become another Pakistan, should concern India: Hasina's son JoySheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, alleged that Bangladesh had "become another Pakistan" and said the development should be a matter of concern for India.Aug 5, 2026 18:41 ISTPolitical killing in Bangladesh legalised: Hasina's sonSajeeb Wazed Joy, former ICT adviser to Sheikh Hasina alleges killings in police custody in Bangladesh during the regime of Muhammad Yunus regime. "The killings are continuing. And there is no due process. The government has legalised political killings since August 5, 2024," says Joy.Aug 5, 2026 18:40 ISTKillings continued after Sheikh Hasina's ouster: Ex-Bangladesh PM's son JoySheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, alleged that violence did not end with Sheikh Hasina's ouster, claiming killings continued even after the August 2024 protests. He questioned discrepancies between the UN's reported death toll and official figures, alleged that an indemnity measure granted immunity to protesters, and urged the international media to investigate the post-ouster violence more closely. Sajeeb Wazed Joy. (Image: YouTube) Aug 5, 2026 18:40 ISTWho are the additional 600 dead, asks Hasina's son"You have heard of the count of deaths during the July – August 2024 protests. The UN said 1,400 deaths, while government said 800. Who are the additional 600," questions Sajeeb Wazed Joy, former ICT adviser to Sheikh Hasina. Joy, Hasina's son, says the protesters who killed policemen cannot be tried. He questions the "unprecedented indemnity" given to protesters.Load More