India, Aug. 5 -- Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday claimed that the July-August 2024 agitation that led to the fall of her government was "not a peaceful student movement" but a coordinated campaign that used students as a cover for violence and regime change.

In her first press conference from Delhi since she fled Bangladesh, Hasina rejected the characterisation of the protests as a spontaneous student-led movement, alleging that organised groups exploited students to destabilise her government.

"Let me tell you the truth about July-August 2024. It was not a peaceful student movement. It was not a spontaneous student protest," she said.

She claimed that her government had attempted to resolve the crisis throu...