Sat Jan 18 07:03:57 UTC 2025: ## Exiled Bangladesh Leader Claims Assassination Plot
**DHAKA, Bangladesh (January 18, 2025)** – Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has publicly accused her opponents of plotting her assassination and that of her sister, Sheikh Rehana, following her ouster from power in August 2024. In an emotional audio message posted on her party’s Facebook page, Hasina recounted a narrow escape, claiming she and her sister evaded death by a mere 20-25 minutes.
Hasina’s removal from office came after weeks of student-led protests and violent clashes that resulted in over 600 deaths. Following her escape to India, a Nobel Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, was appointed to lead an interim government.
The former Prime Minister described the August 2024 incident as the latest in a series of assassination attempts against her. She specifically referenced a 2004 grenade attack in Dhaka and a bomb plot in Kotalipara in 2000, both aimed at her life. Hasina attributed her survival to divine intervention, expressing gratitude for remaining alive despite the hardship of exile and loss. She concluded her message by stating that she believes she has more to do.
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