Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Awami League Sheikh Hasina has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of pushing the country towards darkness through unchecked corruption, falsehood, and the pursuit of serving personal interests. 

 

In a New Year message shared by the Awami League party on social media platform, Sheikh Hasina said, those conspiring to destroy Bangladesh have already been exposed before the nation. 

 

She said Bangladesh has become a name associated with fear globally and that as a result, no country today looks upon Bangladesh and its people with respect. She highlighted that due to insecurity faced by foreign investors and donor groups, coupled with chaotic conditions, the country’s economy has collapsed.

 

Sheikh Hasina said, the distinct identity of Bangladesh and the legacy of the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, towards which her government had worked relentlessly to secure the country a place of dignity on the global stage, are today being called into question. 

 

She said, whenever the country had faced such critical times in the past, the people of Bangladesh had come together, setting aside differences of class, religion, colour, language, and ethnicity, and moving forward collectively to realise a shared dream.