Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country to avenge the deaths of her Awami League cadres and some police officers during the political unrest in the South Asian nation.

Hasina escaped to India on August 5 amid fierce protests against her government over a job quota row, leading to a political change in the nation.

Hasina's exit abruptly ended her legacy of being the longest-serving prime minister of the nation.

In a video address from an undisclosed location, Hasina was quoted as saying by News 18: "I will request all of you to have patience and stay united."

"I will return, avenge our martyrs. I will do justice like I did earlier. You have my word," she said.

Hasina says attempts were made to kill her on August 5

She said: "Allah has given me a second life and I believe that this happened for a cause. They tried to kill me earlier also and they tried to kill me on the day (August 5). But I survived, only to a return again. I will do justice. Allah is with all of us."

Hasina targets Yunus

Hasina targeted Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and said he has no experience in running the government.

The former PM said: "Yunus has no experience of running a government. He dissolved all inquiry committees and unleashed the terrorists to butcher people. They are destroying Bangladesh. We will out this government of terrorists. Inshallah."

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Hasina escaped to India following her ouster.

Yunus took charge of the interim government following her exit.

Meanwhile, the International Crimes Tribunal has directed investigators to complete the investigation against Hasina by April 20 in a case filed over crimes against humanity during the protests last year which led to her ouster.

 The three-member tribunal, led by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, issued the order on Tuesday in response to an application filed by the prosecution, reported Dhaka Tribune.

The country has witnessed a spike in attacks on members and leaders of Sheikh Hasina-led political outfit Awami League since her ouster.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence set on fire

Recently, a mob vandalised and set ablaze the residence of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka.

The vandalization took place after Hasina appealed to Awami League workers in a virtual address to protest against the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.Protesters arrived at the Dhanmondi 32 area with bulldozers and threatened to raze the house.

However, they decided against demolishing the house and instead broke the main gate, as well as vandalised it before setting fire to the property,The Dhaka Tribune reported.

The attackers said the house was a symbol of "authoritarianism and fascism" and vowed to remove traces of what they called 'Mujibism' in the country.

While carrying out the attack, the mob chanted slogans and demanded the execution of Sheikh Hasina