The people of Bangladesh will not forgive his administration if they do not bring important members of the overthrown Sheikh Hasina regime to court, Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged that he will not permit them to get away with it. “We’ll bring her (Hasina) to justice. It has to happen, otherwise people will not forgive us,” he told UAE state-owned English daily The National, mentioning that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her senior officials would be sought out and returned home to face the full force of the law.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof Yunus was appointed chief adviser to the interim government in August last year (2024) after Sheikh Hasina fled when her official residence was stormed by protesters. She had presided over one-party rule for 15 years. Her police and supporters killed an estimated 1,400 people in student protests in July and August, with another 11,000 injured. She fled to India, where she remains in exile.
“We have sent notice to India that Sheikh Hasina should be repatriated – we have lots of evidence, including the UN High Commissioner’s Report on Human Rights,” Prof Yunus told The National in an interview on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
“This is a testimonial to everything they have done. The UN has documented this and we have stacks of evidence of what she and her government, and her immediate supporters, have done to the country.
“We have already started the legal process, so we are hoping that the legal process will continue and we’ll bring her to justice. It has to happen, otherwise people will not forgive us,” he said.
Of those shot and killed by security forces during the uprising, 13 percent are believed to have been children. Police in Bangladesh also reported 44 of its officers were killed.
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