Bangladesh Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Warned Of ‘White Man’s’ Airbase Offer..
Bangladesh Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Warned Of ‘White Man’s’ Airbase Offer..
Months before accusing US of attempting to undermine Bangladesh’s sovereignty by seeking control of the St. Martin Island, ousted bangladesh ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina had warned that a ‘white man’ came to tempt her with an offer.
She also said that her re-election process, in the 2024 general elections that the US and the West raised concerns about, would have been smoother if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase inside Bangladeshi territory.
Hasina told Awami League workers on saturday that she ‘could have remained in power if I had left St. Martin and the Bay of bengal to America’.
In May, Hasina had warned that she was approached by a ‘white man’ who offered to build an airbase in return for a smooth re-election in the 2024 general elections which was boycotted by the opposition parties. He warned that "ideas are still underway" to carve out a new country like east Timor from Bangladesh. The Awami party chief also said that the "white man" is also targeting other countries with his demands. "I have no problem agreeing with a country to build an air base in Bangladesh. It's a request from a white man." he said in May.
Hasina said trade and commerce have flowed in the gulf and the indian Ocean since ancient times.
"A lot of people are looking at this place. There is no conflict in this place, no one has any problems in it. Hasina said without commenting on the details.
He said that plans were being made to topple his government and that he might data-face the consequences of his father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.