India, Jan. 24 -- In her first public address from India, exiled former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called on citizens to rise up against the interim administration headed by Muhammad Yunus, saying that it is incapable of delivering free and fair elections.

Bangladesh's general election are scheduled for February 12, and Hasina party - the Awami League - has been barred from contesting.

In the address, delivered less than three weeks before Bangladesh's general election, Hasina also appealed for an end to violence and disorder in the country and demanded an "ironclad guarantee" to protect religious minorities, women, and vulnerable communities, HT reported earlier.

Hasina further urged the United Nations to carry ...