India, June 10 -- In an exclusive interview with ANI, Saddam Hussain, President of the Bangladesh Students League, the student wing of the now-banned Bangladesh Awami League, stated that a student-led movement forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit and escape on August 5, 2024.

He also expressed strong opposition to his party's ban and revealed his thoughts on the approaching national elections, which the interim government declared.

Speaking on the recent developments, Saddam said the July-August movement began as a protest for quota reform in government jobs but soon grew into a mass mobilisation. "Awami League and the Bangladesh Students League had played a crucial role in fulfilling student demands in the past, including the ab...