In her first address since her ouster, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said minority communities had been subjected to severe persecution, citing the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina accuses interim leader of genocide, attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, sparking tensions with India.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday accused Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country’s interim government, of perpetrating “genocide” and failing to protect minorities, The Indian Express reported.