Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused interim government chief Muhammad Yunus of perpetrating “genocide”. In her first public speech since resigning in August and leaving the country, Hasina also slammed Yunus for failing to protect Hindus and other minority groups.

In her speech, Hasina, who has long had a contentious relationship with Yunus, accused the head of the Bangladesh caretaker government of being the “main perpetrator of genocide” and labelled him as “power-hungry.

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused interim leader Muhammad Yunus of "genocide" against religious minorities. Fleeing to India after mass protests, Hasina alleges Yunus orchestrated violence and targeted Hindus,