In earlier social media appearances, Hasina had accused Yunus of hatching “a long, and well-designed plot to oust her government and grab the state power.

Last week, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released a report titled ‘Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh' said that the unrest claimed some 1,400 lives.

The report covered the period from July 1 to August 15 during the violent agitation by protesting students who wanted Hasina's ouster followed by days of attacks against Awami League supporters and minorities, including Hindus.

It also documents that Hasina's Awami League government had cracked down on protesters and others resulting in “hundreds of extrajudicial killings.

”Also, at least 44 policemen, including officers, were killed during the unrest, said the police headquarters, now largely restructured under the interim government.

In the run-up to and after the fall of Awami League regime, 450 out of the country's 639 police stations were destroyed or damaged in mob attacks, the UN report said.

“After Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5 last year, revenge violence surged,” the OHCHR report said, adding that violent mobs stormed and burned down numerous police stations.

In many cases, the UN rights office said, police officers fled or were allowed to leave by their superiors and in other cases some officers were lynched or otherwise killed.

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