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Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 16:36 IST
Saying that Sheikh Hasina would return to Bangladesh, Awami League leader Azaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, “The time and date I can’t say, but she will go to Bangladesh.”
Uncertainty is not new to Bangladesh, writes the author. (Reuters File)
Veteran Awami League leader Azaduzzaman Khan Kamal, 74, who was the Home Minister in former Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet for over 10 years until the regime change, said Bangladesh chief advisor Mohammad Yunus’s government will be overthrown soon.
Saying that Hasina would return to Bangladesh, Kamal, in an exclusive interview with News18, said, “The time and date I can’t say, but we will go to Bangladesh."
Hasina resigned on August 5, 2024, as demonstrators surrounded the Prime Minister’s residence. Her resignation was announced by General Waker-uz-Zaman, the Chief of the Army Staff. Hasina resigned and fled the country on a helicopter with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, to India.
“We are committed to fight the elections, we believe in democracy. We participate in every election. This time, they are not allowing us to participate. Thousands of our people are in jail or are facing cases. People have left Bangladesh but they will come again. When there will be a level-playing field. People will give their verdict for Bangladesh. We will receive a landslide victory, if there is an inclusive election," said Kamal.
“Our Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman failed to protect our government…He did not keep his word. He betrayed us," said Kamal, adding, “His activities, behaviour, action surprised us on August 5. On August 4, he confirmed he would do his best to protect Dhaka and Hasina."
On August 5 stir
“It was a silent coup. The Army and Navy chiefs betrayed us," Kamal said. “Zaman betrayed us. It was possible we could solve it politically. Zaman confirmed he would do his best to solve the problem."
Awami League is often accused of running away instead of facing a coup and going to jails, unlike Nepal where every politician stayed in the country and faced the circumstances. “Our leader was forced to leave…Some of the leaders accompanied. We waited for one month in Bangladesh. I left Bangladesh in September. There was massacre, burning, killing, especially Awami League people were targeted by BNP and Jamat-e-Islam," he said.
“They burned, killed, looted, reaped women workers. That’s why leaders left Bangladesh.
The judiciary is corrupt. Till today, not a single leader has got bail. Seeing no other remedy, we left Bangladesh."
On Yunus government
“The people of Bangladesh are emotional. They are now opposing the Yunus government. In a very short time, the Yunus government will be thrown out," said Kamal.
On India
“The Indian government is our trusted friend. They have supported our Liberation War. Pakistan is supporting Yunus," he said.
Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18
Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18
First Published:
November 04, 2025, 16:31 IST
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