00:00Do you also see that the jihadist elements and the extremely radicalized elements are also included in the government and therefore this verdict because all of this was not only motivated by the anti-India sentiment and the politics of Bangladesh but also the jihadist extremists that are present in the government?
00:18Oh, absolutely. Look, this whole ICT, the International Crimes Tribunal was set up by Shekha Sina herself to try war criminals and it is well recorded that the Jamaat-e-Islami, I mean, it is a known fact that the Jamaat-e-Islami opposed the formation of Bangladesh.
00:36They were, they sided with the Pakistani establishment, especially the army to identify, you know, the freedom fighters, people who were with the freedom movement and had them eliminated and, you know, so the role of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Al-Badar and the Rajakar is well recorded.
01:00And this whole ICT was set up to bring that part of Bangladesh's history to, you know, some justice for people who had suffered during the 71 war.
01:12And now to change the rules to make certain changes and then try Hasina under the same, you know, rubric was, there was an irony to that itself.
01:26And it is absolutely true that the Jamaat-e-Islami elements, the extremist elements are running the government.
01:34It is clear from the various decisions that the government takes and they have been, you know, under Shekha Sina's prime ministership.
01:43We know that even though Jamaat was not banned, it was, it was very difficult for them to carry on their activities.
01:50But, you know, they have clearly used the 15 years to strengthen themselves, to come back as a massive force.
01:59And today they are certainly a big force behind the UNUS-led government.
02:05And, you know, that's why, you know, the most analysts are saying this is a politically motivated decision as well.
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