Sheikh Hasina won’t make political comeback, says son Joy

Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has claimed that his mother will not make a political comeback. In an interview to BBC, Joy said that the former Bangladesh prime minister was disappointed that "after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her".

Joy added that his 76-year-old mother was considering resigning since Sunday and had now left Bangladesh for her own safety after her family insisted. She landed in India at Ghaziabad's Hindon Airbase. HT has learnt that Hasina is expected to travel to London.

Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Bangladesh prime minister(ANI file)

“She has turned Bangladesh around. When she took over power it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia,” Joy was quoted as saying.