New Delhi, Jan 17, (UNI) Bangladesh’s former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday strongly criticised a UNHCR report on the July–August, 2024 student movement, calling it “highly biased” and accusing it of overlooking violence against members of the Awami League and security forces. Mahmud who was speaking at a press conference, the first of its kind organised by the Awami League leaders in Delhi, also vowed that his party “would come back to power” with “Sheikh Hasina leading the government.” Speaking to reporters here, Mahmud alleged that the report failed to account for the killing of thousands of police personnel during the unrest. He claimed that nearly 3,000 policemen were killed and cited an incident in which an entire police station, with about 40 officers inside, was set on fire.
