Sheikh Hasina begged India to attack Dhaka

Reading Time: 12 minutes Before fleeing to India former Prime Minister (dictator) Sheikh Hasina called India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the morning of 5 August 2024 and sought India’s intervention in a last ditch attempt to stay in power. Prior to seeking New Delh’s assistance Sheikh Hasina tried to impose martial law or a state of emergency in Bangladesh but failed because top military officials, including the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman rejected the proposal. Security officials in cahoots with the Awami League regime carried Sheikh Hasina’s escape to India with great secrecy. The entire operation was coordinated with Indian security authorities on the 4th of August. The plan was supported by the then DG of SSF, Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan, and the QMG of the Bangladesh Army, Lieutenant General Mujib (now sacked). Sheikh Hasina called President Md. Shahabuddin Chuppu at Bangabhaban on 4 August and