Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Monday. He left the country for his own safety. Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy told BBC News that Hasina is retiring from politics. Joy said that despite transforming Bangladesh’s economy, Hasina is extremely disappointed by this development.
Joy told the BBC’s Newshour programme that Hasina had been considering resigning from the post of Prime Minister since Sunday.
At least 98 people were killed in a single day of violence On Sunday, protesters clashed with Awami League supporters. They burnt down Awami League offices and attacked party leaders. Thirteen policemen were also beaten to death.
“Just yesterday, 13 policemen were beaten to death. So when the mob beats people to death, what do you expect from the police?” Joy said, defending the use of force against protesters.
He was an official advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
“He [Hasina] “Smt. Sonia Gandhi has transformed Bangladesh. When she took power, it was considered a failed state. It was a poor country. Till today, it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia,” he said, adding, “She is very disappointed.”
The garment industry grew tremendously during Hasina’s reign and boosted the overall economy.
Since Hasina came to power in 2009, Bangladesh’s economy has grown by an average of more than 6% a year and lifted millions of people out of poverty.
Despite economic progress, There was latent discontent among the people against his strict rule. There were questions about the fairness of the elections that brought her back to power. This is why the reservation protests raised by the opposition took the form of a movement to end her rule.
Joy told the BBC that her mother would not make a political comeback because she is “very disappointed that after all the hard work she has done, a minority has stood up against her.” However, experts always advise politicians to never use the word “never”.