
The Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that his mother, who stepped down on Monday, would not comeback in politics.
In an interview with the BBC World Service, he said that his mother was so disappointed as after all her hard work, a group of people rose up against her.
Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid the countrywide student protests that initially began demanding the reform of quota system in the government jobs, which claimed around 350 lives.
Speaking to Newshour on the BBC World Service, Joy, an official adviser of the former prime minister, said that his mother was considering resigning since Sunday, and left the country for her own safety after her family insisted.
There will be no political comeback of his mother, the BBC report said, adding that Joy’s mother was so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her.
Defending his mother’s record in power, Joy said, ‘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. She’s very disappointed.’
Rejecting accusations that the government had been heavy-handed in dealing with protestors, Joy said, ‘You’ve had policemen beaten to death – 13 just yesterday. So what do you expect the police to do when mobs are beating people to death?’