In her first public remarks since leaving the nation, former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina urged people to commemorate August 15 as National Mourning Day and demanded justice.
Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, made her first public remarks since fleeing the nation on Tuesday, calling for justice. The development coincided with the filing of murder charges against the Awami League president about the passing of a grocery shop owner during the violent protests spearheaded by students. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, meanwhile, has called for Hasina to stand trial for “genocide.”
The deposed lawmaker declared, “I demand punishment for those responsible for the killings and sabotage, through investigation.” The fugitive leader remembered her family’s horrific killing on this date in 1975 and demanded that August 15 become a national day of sorrow. The claim was made just hours after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of Hasina and the founder of Bangladesh, was assassinated and the holiday was canceled by the recently constituted interim administration.
“I have empathy for people who, like me, are still dealing with the loss of loved ones. I urge a thorough inquiry to find the perpetrators of these atrocities and acts of terror, as well as just punishment.I kindly request that you mark August 15th, National Mourning Day, with appropriate seriousness and respect. Offer flower garlands and pray at Bangabandhu Bhaban for the salvation of all souls, she pleaded.
Hasina also conveyed her sorrow about the Bangabandhu Museum’s fire during the most recent unrest. She asked Bangladeshis to pray and drop wreaths at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum grounds, claiming that the “memory and inspiration, which we had to live, was burnt into ashes.”
“This person was severely defamed; it was thanks to his leadership that we became an independent nation.” She remarked, “I want my countrymen to give me justice for my deed. Rahman’s private home was converted into a museum after he and his family members perished in a military takeover orchestrated by a handful of subordinate officers. After Sheikh Hasina was ousted, a rowdy crowd had set fire to the museum.
