Exactly 15 months after her stay in an undisclosed location in India, Sheikh Hasina has finally spoken her mind in an exclusive e-mail interview to this correspondent.

The former Bangladesh Prime Minister made it clear that given an opportunity her party Awami League will surely participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country. For the first time, she accepts "leadership responsibility" for the killing of "thousands of citizens" during the mass protest against her government from July 15 to August 5, 2024.

Questions on the involvement of a 'foreign hand' in her removal from power were sent to her, but she preferred to remain silent at this moment.

The interview:

The Bangladeshi authorities have banned the Awami League from contesting the general elections early nex

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