Speaking from Washington D.C., the son of Bangladesh's toppled former leader Sheikh Hasina thanks India for "saving her life", while also warning of chaos ahead without swift elections.
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00:00My mother never wanted to leave her country. Her dream is to retire there.
00:05This was going to be her last term. She's 76 years old.
00:09And so she just wants to go back home.
00:12Whether she'll be able to, we're waiting to see.
00:15There were mistakes made, of course. They were made by people at the bottom, or in the chain of command.
00:35They can be held accountable, but our government tried to do the right thing.
00:41Blaming my mother for it is unfortunate.
00:46Some of the police used excessive force, but there were attacks on the police too.
00:51Police members were killed as well. The violence wasn't one-sided.
00:54And then, as it escalated further, the protesters started attacking police with firearms, weapons.
01:12They just appear to be fingerheads.
01:15So I think it's in their best interest to hold elections, to prepare for elections as soon as possible,
01:23to have a return to a legitimate government that has the legitimacy of the people and true authority.
01:30Otherwise, it's just going to devolve into chaos.
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