India is facing mounting criticism for providing sanctuary to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, despite her involvement in major corruption and human rights violations.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a recent UK report has revealed that Hasina’s family is involved in a billion-dollar corruption scandal. Her niece, UK Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq, benefitted from lavish properties funded by associates of Hasina’s regime. Investigations show that $16 billion was illegally siphoned from Bangladesh each year during Hasina’s 15-year rule, including more than $5 billion embezzled from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. Tulip Siddiq stepped down from her ministerial position amid intensifying investigations.
This scandal not only unveils the depth of corruption that plagued Hasina’s authoritarian rule but also raises pressing questions about India’s role in shielding those responsible, thereby betraying the trust of the Bangladeshi people.
