Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Sheikh Hasina has delivered her first public address in India since her overthrow, calling Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus a "murderous fascist" and accusing his interim government of plunging the country into "terror and lawlessness".

The ousted prime minister spoke via an audio message to a packed hall at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in New Delhi.

The event titled "Save Democracy in Bangladesh" was attended by former ministers from her Awami League government and members of the diaspora, as per NDTV.

Hasina accused Yunus of running an "illegal, violent" administration and repeatedly described him as a "usurper", "money launderer", and "power-hungry traitor".

"Bangladesh stands today at the edge of an abyss," Hasin...