{"id":4825,"date":"2025-11-21T19:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:23:22","slug":"sheikh-hasina-despite-propaganda-awami-league-still-the-most-popular-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=4825","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hasina: Despite propaganda, Awami League still the most popular party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed party leaders through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tIWUOUfPvn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual meeting<\/a> on Thursday night, declaring that her party remains the most popular political force in Bangladesh despite \u201call propaganda\u201d and vowing to return to power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018No Election Under Yunus Can Ever Be Free Or Fair\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina claimed the interim government led by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus was deliberately sidelining the Awami League to rig future polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u0982\u0997\u09be\u09b0\u09c1 \u0995\u09cb\u09b0\u09cd\u099f\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09ac\u09c8\u09a7 \u09b0\u09be\u09df \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09b6\u09c7\u0996 \u09b9\u09be\u09b8\u09bf\u09a8\u09be\u09b0 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09bf\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf\u09df\u09be | Sheikh Hasina | ICT |\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIWUOUfPvn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder Yunus, no election can ever be free or fair,\u201d she said. \u201cTo legitimise their illegal power, they will rig votes, secure a two-thirds majority, and try to legalise their rule. That is exactly why they have removed the Awami League from the scene. Despite all the propaganda, the Awami League is still the most popular party among the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She insisted only her party could restore stability: \u201cOnly the Awami League can make Bangladesh economically self-reliant again, ensure women\u2019s rights, protect the rights of children and youth, establish the rule of law and bring socio-economic progress. We have proved it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018He Whom Allah Keeps Alive, Who Can Kill?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina dismissed reports that the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) had already sentenced her to death, saying she was unaware of the exact charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/files.albd.org\/Crisis-in-Bangladesh\/ICT-Verdict-statement-death-penalty.pdf\">Written Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am speaking to you today not knowing exactly what human rights violations I have already been sentenced to death for,\u201d she said. \u201cMy question is\u2014how did I violate human rights? Whom did I kill? That is my question. How will they prove it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet Yunus pronounce my death sentence as many times as he wants. He whom Allah keeps alive, who can kill? I am here for the people of Bangladesh, and I will remain here,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yunus Ordered Gopalganj Killings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina directly blamed Dr. Yunus for the recent violence in Gopalganj, alleging he personally ordered the army to open fire at unarmed Awami League supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=4813\">Nobel for Yunus meant for gaining control of Chittagong Port, Bay of Bengal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=4810\">5 European rights bodies condemn Sheikh Hasina\u2019s verdict as politically motivated<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=4793\">Interview: Sajeeb Wazed says Yunus gang can\u2019t kill Sheikh Hasina<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDr. Muhammad Yunus ordered the army chief to deploy troops and gave direct orders to shoot,\u201d she claimed. \u201cInnocent people\u2014a shop worker and a standing Chhatra League-Jubo League leader\u2014were shot dead and then crushed under army boots. This massacre in Gopalganj happened on Yunus\u2019s direct orders. The real accused in that genocide is Yunus himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ICT-BD: A Complete Farce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina described the revived International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) as politically motivated and procedurally illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe court he has set up\u2014the \u2018International\u2019 Crimes Tribunal\u2014where is the \u2018international\u2019 part?\u201d she asked. \u201cThey appoint a 72- or 73-year-old judge when High Court judges retire at 67. There are no rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis law was enacted in 1973 to try war criminals,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut now, without parliament, they amend the law again and again through executive orders\u2014even during the trial. That is not justice; that is a mockery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Show Me The List\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina rejected allegations that she was responsible for 1,400 deaths during the July-August student-led uprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI challenge them: let them produce the list of 1,400 people,\u201d she said. \u201cLet them give it to the UN Human Rights Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She claimed the violence escalated only after July 15 and accused the current administration of fabricating evidence, citing the case of student Abu Sayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis own father testified that the bullet entered from the back of the head, yet the whole world was shown footage of him supposedly taking a bullet to the chest,\u201d Hasina said. \u201cWhy was no forensic examination done on anybody before accusing me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that she had formed a judicial inquiry commission on July 18, headed by a High Court judge, which Yunus dissolved immediately after taking power on August 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Bangladesh Has Become A Sanctuary For Militants\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasina accused the interim government of destroying the economy, stripping women of rights, and turning the country into a militant haven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBangladesh has been turned into a sanctuary for militants under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is no law, no justice, no rule of law. There is no freedom of speech, no press freedom, no democratic rights, no basic rights, no security of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She urged democrats worldwide not to support what she called a \u201cgovernment of the militants, by the militants, for the militants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual meeting marks Hasina\u2019s most detailed public response since the Awami League was effectively banned, and its senior leadership faced mass arrests and cases following the August 5 fall of her government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed party leaders through a virtual meeting on Thursday night, declaring that her party remains the most popular political force in&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,123,101,42],"tags":[77,46,50,122,54,65,56,63,64],"class_list":["post-4825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-ict-bd","category-interview","category-politics","tag-awami-league","tag-bnp","tag-interim-government","tag-international-crimes-tribunal-ict-bd","tag-jamaat-e-islami","tag-mobocracy","tag-muhammad-yunus","tag-sheikh-hasina","tag-yunus-gang"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4825"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4831,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions\/4831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}