Sheikh Hasina, India's cumbersome guest

The former prime minister of Bangladesh, who has found refuge in India since her forced departure on August 5, had forged a privileged relationship with her counterpart, Narendra Modi. Today, however, her presence is causing Delhi to fear a loss of influence to China.

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Friends can sometimes become a burden. Sheikh Hasina, who has taken refuge in India since her forced departure from Bangladesh on August 5, is now the subject, along with other officials, of a murder investigation by a Dhaka court into the death of a man during protests against her government. The number of people killed during the unrest is estimated at over 450.

The former prime minister replied in a statement published on X by her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy. She demanded investigations to identify and bring to justice those responsible for the "heinous killings" and "acts of sabotage," and called on her supporters to mobilize on Thursday, August 15, by going to the museum house of her father, former prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which had been set on fire and vandalized by the crowd of protesters. But the rally was short-lived: participants were forced to retreat in the face of a hostile crowd armed with sticks.

In 1996, Hasina declared the anniversary of her father's death a public holiday to commemorate the hero of the Bangladesh Liberation War, who was killed in a coup in 1975. The decision was overturned by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

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