'I can't see my mother': Sheikh Hasina's daughter after ex-Bangladesh PM fled country

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's daughterSaima Wazedhas lamented that she was unable to meet her mother and hug her, amid the ongoing turmoil in the South Asian country.

Wazed, who serves as the regional director for South-East Asia at the World Health Organization (WHO) took to her official X handle (formerly Twitter) to express her pain.

"Heartbroken with the loss of life in my country Bangladesh that I love. So heartbroken that I cannot see and hug my mother during this difficult time. I remain committed to my role as RD," Wazed wrote.

Hasina escapes

After the students' quota protest went out of control, Hasina was forced to resign as the PM and escape to New Delhi to chart her future course of action. Meanwhile, the protesters razed her official residence while violence broke out in several parts of the country with the minorities being the main targets.

Speaking to WION, Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed said Bangladesh was on its way to becoming the next Pakistan as anarchy was rampant.

"After all she [Hasina] has done, after all the development, Bangladesh will now become Pakistan," said Wazed.

"Developments in Bangladesh are terrible. It's anarchy, you have no rule of law. You have mobs running the streets, vandalising homes, factories and from what I've heard now they're attacking minorities. You know, the militants are attacking minorities and Hindu temples. So Bangladesh is actually in a state of anarchy."

Wazed cleared that his mother was neither planning to return to Bangladesh nor foray into the political landscape.

"Absolutely not. She is 77 years old. This was going to be her last term. She was going to retire after this anyway," said Wazed.

"So they are now hunting our Awami League leaders and the interim government doesn't even include the Awami League, so why would we bother? People have made their choice and they will get the leadership they deserve."

According to reports,Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to become the head of the country's interim government on Thursday (Aug 8).

(With inputs from agencies)