Sheikh Hasina reveals why she fled Bangladesh; calls August protests an ‘insurrection’

Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, speaking from exile, defended her departure from Bangladesh as a necessity for safety. She labeled the August protests a 'violent insurrection' and denied ordering security forces to fire on crowds, attributing casualties to 'breakdowns in discipline.' Hasina dismissed the International Crimes Tribunal proceedings against her as a politically motivated 'sham trial.'