Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the country’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, of promoting “violent and extremist” policies that have strained relations with India. Speaking from India, where she has lived in self-exile since August 2024, Hasina said Yunus’s alleged “sponsorship of extremists” within his administration poses a serious threat to the long-standing friendship between Dhaka and New Delhi.

In a written interview sent to Hindustan Times on Thursday, Hasina said she was “deeply grateful to the Indian people for providing me with a safe haven” after her government was overthrown last year.

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