DHAKA: (Apr 1) Bangladesh interim government’s Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday claimed that more than one lakh members of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League have fled to India, according to media reports.
Alam made the remark during an Eid gathering in Dhaka attended by families of individuals allegedly disappeared or killed during Hasina’s tenure, Bangladeshi news portal bdnews24.com said.
Human rights group “Mayer Dak” organised the event in the city’s Tejgaon area, said a press release. PTI