'Survived since Allah wants me to do more': Sheikh Hasina recalls conspiracy to kill her

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she has survived because “Allah (God) wants her to do more for the country.”

In an audio clip shared on the Facebook page of her party, Bangladesh Awami League, Hasina said she is suffering after her home was burned down by protesters last year, following unprecedented protests in the country.

“I am suffering, I am without my country, my home, everything has been burned,” she said.

Narrating her ordeal, Hasina said, “We escaped death by just 20-25 minutes. I feel surviving the killings on August 21, surviving the bomb in Kotalipara, or surviving on August 5, 2024, there must be a will of Allah, hand of Allah. Otherwise, I wouldn't have survived this time.”

Hasina, who is in India after escaping from the country following her ouster last year, referred to the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, which she escaped with injuries, but resulted in the death of at least 24 people.

Hasina also cited the Kotalipara bomb incident, in which bombs were recovered in July 2000 at a college where she was supposed to visit.

She said her opponents wanted to kill her, however, she survived since God believes her to do something more for Bangladesh.

Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is known as the “Father of Bangladesh.”

The relations between India and Bangladesh have witnessed tensions following the takeover of the government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in the country.

Dhaka has also sent an extradition call to India for Hasina who is accused of corruption in the country. However, India has so far not responded.

There has also been spike in border tensions between the two countries after Bangladesh objected to India's fencing project in its own territory, while terming New Delhi's move as “unauthorized”.