Hasina will not return to power, says son

The son of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has claimed that his mother is deeply “disappointed” with the protests against her and does not plan to return to power.

In an interview with British public service broadcaster on Monday, Sanjeeb Wazed Joy, who served as an official adviser to Hasina, said she had been thinking about resigning since Sunday and finally left the country after being cajoled by her family to do so.

“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,” he said.