Dhaka will demand the of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from New Delhi, said Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country’s interim government, on Sunday, reported the Dhaka Tribune.

“You are aware of the dire situation under which we had to take charge,” Yunus said in an address to mark 100 days of his government. “Following an unprecedented mass uprising by students, workers and the public, the fascist leader [Hasina] fled, leaving the country temporarily without a government.”

Hasina resigned as the prime minister and fled to India on August 5 against her Awami League government. a Nobel laureate economist, took over as the head of an interim government on August 8.

On Sunday, Yunus said that around 1,500 students, workers and civilians were during the violence amid the anti-government protests in Bangladesh in July and August. It had also left 19,931 persons injured, he added.

“During this time [protests], the police and administration became completely inactive, creating an alarming situation,” he said. “We all now have the responsibility of rebuilding a nation devastated by autocratic rule. After the July-August uprising, we inherited a country in total disarray.”

Justice and accountability would be ensured for every killing, Yunus said, adding that the initiatives his administration had taken to investigate...