World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Director Saima Wazed Thursday expressed her despair at not being able to meet her mother, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a post on X. Hasina remains in India after she was forced to flee her country in the wake of violent protests. Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening, and was taken to a safe house. While she was supposed to head to London, her travel plans to the UK hit “roadblocks”, and New Delhi affirmed that they were willing to host…
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World reacts to Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and exit from Bangladesh via flight | World News
The resignation and subsequent flight of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amidst violent street protests have sparked reactions from around the globe. In Whitechapel, London, a neighborhood with a significant Bangladeshi population, the streets were filled with celebrants waving flags and honking car horns, chanting, “Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” “Bangladesh has achieved its second independence now,” said Abu Sayem, 50. “We got our independence first in 1971, but Sheikh Hasina ruled forcibly. She took away our rights and killed thousands of children.” Cab driver Ishtiaque Choudhury expressed his relief, saying, “It…