'Why did India allow Hasina to engage in politics from its soil?'

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned India's decision to allow ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to address a news conference in New Delhi.On Thursday, he told BBC Bangla the government also wants to know why India allowed Hasina, who has been sentenced to death in Bangladesh for crimes against humanity, to pursue political activities from its territory.Hasina has been in India since her ouster during the July Uprising in 2024."India has given her shelter. But while staying there, she has been carrying out political activities involving Bangladesh; she was directly allowed to speak to the media," Salahuddin said.Hasina spoke by audio link at a news conference organised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi on Wednesday, marking two years since the Awami League government fell. She also answered questions from journalists.Bangladesh's foreign ministry was dismayed by the move.According to BBC Bangla, Hasina avoided answering whether she would apologise or express regret for killings during the July Uprising.Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who joined virtually, said one side had been given immunity over the killings and therefore the other side should have the same right.Salahuddin said the Awami League had carried out "genocide" during the Uprising but had neither apologised nor shown remorse.The interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus had banned Awami League activities through an ordinance, and the BNP government retained the ban after taking office.Hasina called for the ban to be lifted. Salahuddin said proceedings against the party over alleged crimes against humanity were under way and would be decided by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). "BNP does not want to ban any political party through executive order. But the matter concerning Awami League's activities is for the court to decide," he said.He added that the people would also "judge" the party over its alleged repression, enforced disappearances and killings during its long rule. Before the New Delhi event, the government had urged Bangladeshi media not to broadcast Hasina's remarks, citing a court directive, and warned of legal action.However, the tribunal's Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam said: "Sheikh Hasina's hateful statements or hate speech should not be broadcast. Where is the legal barrier to broadcasting the rest of her statements?"Despite this, mainstream Bangladeshi media did not directly report on the news conference or Hasina's remarks.