Nearly two years after being thrown out of power from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to make her first appearance before the media in India. The event going to be a virtual one will be organized by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi, where Hasina is expected to speak about her future plans and her proposed return to Bangladesh. The interaction will take place on August 5 between 6 pm to 7.30 at the Sir Mark Tully Auditorium on Mathura Road in New Delhi, with live streaming on club’s social media platforms.
The event coincides with the Second anniversary of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule in Bangladesh. On August 5th, 2024, a student-led demonstration against a controversial quota system evolved into a nationwide protest that forced Hasina from office. She left Bangladesh for India after protesters stormed and vandalized official buildings in Dhaka, bringing an abrupt end to her nearly 15 years long rule.Several Bangladeshi political leaders and public figures have been invited to the event.
Among them are Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Hasina’s son and former ICT adviser to the Bangladesh prime minister; Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Bangladesh’s former education minister; and Mahammad Ali Siddique, general secretary of Bangladesh Human Rights Watch. The panel also includes former Bangladesh cricketer and ex-member of Parliament Shakib Al Hasan; former diplomat and security analyst Aminul Hoque Polash; political and counterterrorism analyst Abu Obaidha Arin; and Shah Md Bakhtiar, director of Bangladesh Human Rights Watch USA.
The event will be chaired by Dr. Waiel Awwad, president of FCC South Asia and the International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC).Since she arrived in India, she has been away from the public eye and formal events.