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Islamabad: The people of Bangladesh have demanded Sheikh Hasina\u2019s return to face justice over India-backed brutalities.<\/p>\nIslamabad: The people of Bangladesh have demanded Sheikh Hasina\u2019s return to face justice over India-backed brutalities.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Sheikh Hasina\u2019s prolonged stay in India has fueled deep suspicion in Bangladesh, where many believe her political survival was long orchestrated by New Delhi.<\/p>\n
Critics highlight her authoritarian crackdowns, suppression of opposition and controversial Digital Security Act.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, they accuse India of shielding her regime and undermining Bangladesh\u2019s democratic aspirations. Therefore, demands for her immediate return and accountability grow wide.<\/p>\n
Before the 2018 elections, thousands of BNP activists were jailed. Khaleda Zia, Hasina\u2019s main rival, remained politically sidelined.<\/p>\n
Critics argue that India endorsed her crackdowns by quickly congratulating despite widespread claims of fraud, which many Bangladeshis saw as New Delhi shielding her from international criticism.<\/p>\n
Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian’s rep in India, argues that New Delhi was seen as the former PM\u2019s greatest ally. Now it must reckon with a new government that wants accountability for her regime\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
The Guardian noted that during both her tenures 1996\u20132001 and after 2009 re-election, Hasina granted India significant influence through economic and security cooperation, opening waterways and enabling lucrative Indian business deals.<\/p>\n
India not only ignored Hasina\u2019s growing authoritarianism but was also accused internationally of intervening in Bangladesh\u2019s politics to keep her in power and pressuring other countries to legitimize her rule.<\/p>\n
The OHCHR\u2019s June 2022 review of Hasina\u2019s 2018 Digital Security Act found that though framed as a cybercrime and national security measure, it was primarily used to suppress dissent and crush political opponents.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Sanja Kapoor notes that when Hasina arrived at an air force base near New Delhi, she was received by Ajit Doval, India\u2019s security chief and overseer of RAW, which has long been accused of meddling in Bangladesh\u2019s internal affairs and those of other neighbors.<\/p>\n
With trust in her governance at an all-time low, the people see Sheikh Hasina\u2019s stay in India as a dangerous alignment with RAW against their democratic aspirations.<\/p>\n
Bangladeshis demand Sheikh Hasina\u2019s return to face justice for her brutal repression and human rights violations, carried out through her alignment with India\u2019s political establishment and intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad: The people of Bangladesh have demanded Sheikh Hasina\u2019s return to face justice over India-backed brutalities. According to Kashmir Media Service, Sheikh Hasina\u2019s prolonged stay in India has fueled deep suspicion in Bangladesh, where many believe her political survival was long orchestrated by New Delhi. Critics highlight her authoritarian crackdowns, suppression of opposition and controversial …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":176967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}