Exiled Bangladeshi creator Taslima Nasreen, a staunch critic of communalism, has discovered an irony in ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina’s escape within the face of lethal student-led protests.
Ms Nasreen mentioned Hasina had thrown her out of Bangladesh to “please Islamists”, and the “identical Islamists” have been a part of the coed motion that compelled her to go away the nation.
“Hasina to be able to please Islamists threw me out of my nation in 1999 after I entered Bangladesh to see my mom in her deathbed and by no means allowed me to enter the nation once more. The identical Islamists have been within the scholar motion who compelled Hasina to go away the nation at present,” mentioned Ms Nasreen in an internet put up.
Ms Hasina fled to India in a army airplane yesterday and is more likely to fly to London to hunt asylum within the UK.
The creator blamed her for permitting “Islamists to develop” and letting these concerned in corruption to thrive. She additionally spoke towards Military rule in her nation and batted for democracy.
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“Hasina needed to resign and depart the nation. She was chargeable for her scenario. She made Islamists to develop. She allowed her individuals to contain in corruption. Now Bangladesh should not turn out to be like Pakistan. Military should not rule. Political events ought to deliver democracy & secularism,” she mentioned in an earlier put up.
Ms Nasreen needed to depart Bangladesh in 1994 within the wake of loss of life threats by fundamentalist outfits over her e-book “Lajja”. The 1993 e-book was banned in Bangladesh, however grew to become a bestseller elsewhere.
Khaleda Zia, the jailed arch-rival of Ms Hasina, was the prime minister at the moment.
The creator has been dwelling in exile since.
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Bangladesh noticed one in every of its deadliest demonstrations on Sunday with practically 100 protesters dying in clashes with cops. Within the fallout, the protesters breached the Prime Minister’s residence on Monday. Ms Hasina prevented a direct confrontation, having already resigned and left the nation in a army airplane.
The nation’s military chief referred to as a press convention hours later and declared an interim authorities can be shaped to run the nation.
Later within the day, Ms Hasina landed on the Hindon Air Power base in India – about 30 km from capital Delhi. She is more likely to depart for London the place she might search asylum, sources instructed NDTV. They mentioned her airplane was being refuelled for the flight to London.
