'Then shoot me': Inside Hasina's defiance before exit from Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been under the rule of an interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to leave the country after a violent student uprising last year. An year after the Hasina government was overthrown, reports have revealed the last words of the former Bangladesh PM before her ouster. Media reports have claimed that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina erupted at the officials and demanded they shoot and bury her at her official residence, Ganabhaban. Here are all the details on what Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said before her ouster.

“Then you shoot me and bury me here, in Ganabhaban,” said Hasina. This was disclosed during a International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) hearing by chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam during a hearing on Hasina’s case, reports leading Bangladeshi daily, Prothom Alo. He submitted a formal charge centring a case on crimes against humanity committed in the Chankharpul area during the July mass uprising, a series of violent demonstrations that left over 500 dead. These protests were steaming in the South Asian nation for the past two months against the controversial quota system in government jobs.

The interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has also received massive criticism for providing shelter to radical and extremist Islamic outfits. Hasina, who sought refuge in India, is currently facing over 100 cases ranging from mass murder to corruption after she fled Bangladesh following the massive student-led movement that resulted in the collapse of her 16-year rule under the Awami League.