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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to stay in India longer than expected, a senior government official said. However, they added that the stay is on a visa and does not fall into the category of refugee or asylum seeker. Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country with her sister Sheikh Rehana after violent protests against the government over the controversial employment quota system. She flew to Handon air base near Delhi on Monday on a Bangladeshi military plane. They are reportedly seeking asylum in England, where Rihanna's daughter Tulip Siddiq is a Labor MP in the British Parliament. But so far it's not working. The US has also reportedly canceled Hasina's visa. She is currently examining asylum options in the United Arab Emirates and other European countries. “Her plans for a safe exit to any country are not working at the moment. India has neither asylum nor asylum laws." This official said: The Dalai Lama's asylum status is there.
Sources say asylum and asylum laws have caused problems around the world. As soon as we grant them asylum or refugee status, they go to court,” he said. "If you pass a law, someone can come from Iran, Afghanistan or Pakistan and ask for asylum." They say: "It takes a long time to make a court decision." He added that the UK is due to the problems and violence Migrants and asylum seekers are also considering repealing its asylum laws. Her son Sajeeb Wased Joy said on Thursday that Hasina would return home after democracy was restored and accused Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI of fomenting ongoing unrest in the country. Professor Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as head of Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday. Joy said 76-year-old Hasina will definitely return to Bangladesh but it has not yet been decided whether she will return as a "retired or active" politician. The family of Sheikh Mujib (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) will not abandon the people and will not abandon the Awami League.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for protecting his mother and appealed to India to help build international public opinion and put pressure on Bangladesh to restore democracy. The number of anti-government protests in Bangladesh rose to 440 on Wednesday. As of Tuesday, nearly three weeks after the protests began, 29 more bodies of members of Hasina's Awami League party were found across the country.
