Mr Wazed is an IT entrepreneur primarily based in Washington, DC.
New Delhi:
Days after his mom’s ouster, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and former adviser Sajeeb Wazed has advised NDTV that he would take into account returning to the nation and main the Awami League if the celebration’s employees needed him to.
In an unique interview on Friday, Mr Wazed stated that his mom doesn’t wish to reside in exile and want to return to Bangladesh. He additionally insisted that Ms Hasina needed to retire for the final two phrases as prime minister, however didn’t rule out her return to lively politics.
“I spoke along with her (Ms Hasina) final night time. She has no plans as of but. She’s staying put. All of the rumours about her making use of for visas or asylum… none of these are true. What she actually desires is to ultimately return to Bangladesh. Whether or not that is to be in politics or to retire, it does not matter. It is her residence. She has grown up there. This was going to be her final time period anyway, she’s 76 years outdated. She desires to retire in her village residence in Tungipara (in south Bangladesh). That has been her dream. She doesn’t wish to reside in exile exterior Bangladesh,” Mr Wazed stated.
When he was requested whether or not this is able to imply that Ms Hasina might return to lively politics, Mr Wazed, who’s an IT entrepreneur and lives within the US, stated she can be the perfect particular person to reply however she was by no means in public life for herself.
“She was in politics for her nation, not as a result of she needed to be in energy. She has been desirous to retire for the final two phrases. In actual fact, she has been pushing me earlier than each election to come back and be part of politics. Nobody in our household has ever had ambition for energy or politics,” he claimed.
So if he did not take her up on the provide on the time, would he accomplish that now, contemplating that employees in his mom’s celebration, the Awami League, can be in search of management at this vital juncture? When this query was posed to Mr Wazed, he stated that he has turn into the face of the celebration by default for now.
“I suppose by default I’m, , I’ve turn into the face proper now. I by no means needed this. I’ve no political ambition, however as quickly as I discovered that our celebration leaders had been being attacked, their houses burned down, I stated I can’t simply abandon them. So I’m in contact with a lot of our celebration leaders. Nearly all our ministers’ houses have been burned down, our ancestral residence has been burned down… So on this scenario, I’ll do no matter it takes. The Awami League nonetheless has tens of hundreds of thousands of followers, it’s not going to vanish in a single day,” he asserted.
‘Employees Will Resolve’
Stating that the Awami League might win the elections, as and when they’re held, due to Ms Hasina’s file of improvement, the entrepreneur stated that the celebration is a democratic one and the employees and leaders will determine who will likely be on the helm.
“If the Awami League activists…all of them demand that I come, I’ll give it some thought. It is determined by the members of the celebration… If the celebration calls for that she (Ms Hasina) be the chief, then she would be the chief. As I stated, we’re a democratic celebration. It’s completely as much as the members of the celebration to determine who their chief goes to be,” he stated.
‘Authorities With out Mandate’
On the interim authorities led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Mr Wazed stated it has no mandate and the structure offers for elections to be held inside 90 days.
“The interim authorities has made no try to speak with us. Immediately’s assertion from one of many advisers… it’s unlucky they they’ve taken the very same playbook that has failed earlier than. They’ve been positioned in energy by a tiny minority and maybe with international assist. They do not have the mandate of the folks of Bangladesh in any respect, they usually assume they may reform the nation with no fashionable mandate… That is an unconstitutional, hand-picked authorities and it’s of their curiosity to carry elections as quickly as attainable,” he alleged.
Requested whether or not his mom can be keen to return to Bangladesh to face fees, he stated she had nothing to be afraid of.
“Over the last navy takeover, they arrested my mom. They put her on trial and he or she was acquitted on all fees. My mom shouldn’t be afraid of that. They wish to play that recreation. We will play it once more. What is going to occur in the event that they attempt to put Sheikh Hasina on trial? Nicely, they’ll discover out. My mom has achieved nothing unlawful. She has achieved nothing fallacious. If there are folks in our authorities which have acted exterior the legislation, these are the those that must be tried. You can not blame my mom,” he careworn.
