Ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has said that she would love to return home, but for her to do this, Bangladesh must first hold free, fair and participatory elections.

In an email interview to The Indian Express , from an undisclosed location in Delhi , she said that, “In Delhi, I am free to go about my day and do what I wish, within reason.”

She also blamed the Chief advisor to the interim government in Bangladesh, Prof Muhammad Yunus for the current situation in the country and said that her fear is that extremists are using him to project an acceptable face internationally, to provide them with cover while they target minorities and radicalise institutions domestically.

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