“Sheikh Hasina compromising on the interests of Bangladesh is an impossibility,” she thundered at a news conference, defending the bilateral agreements she had signed during her India visit last week. “LPG is not an original product of Bangladesh but a by-product of the crude oil that is imported here and then refined,” Hasina explained. Aware that this explanation would not be enough to silence all her critics, Hasina added: “We are trying our best to protect our interests. With the Awami League having swept the last elections, held in January, and the BNP-Jamaat-led Opposition still smarting under the defeat, Hasina faces no immediate political challenge. Hasina has used the best weapon in her armoury by staking her reputation to tackle the twin problems,” a source in Dhaka said.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2019 00:45 UTC