New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the international community to back her nation's "struggle" for democracy while addressing a virtual press event organised by the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia in New Delhi.

Stressing the broader regional significance of stability in Dhaka, the former prime minister said, "A stable Bangladesh matter for South Asia, for the Bay of Bengal, for development partners, and for all countries that live in democracy, rule of law, and justice."

Asserting that the July-August 2024 unrest that led to her ouster "was not a peaceful student movement", but an organised campaign that turned a quota reform protest into a "violent political instrument" aime...