Sheikh Hasina won't make political comeback, says son Joy

Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister on Monday and left the country for her safety, was retiring from politics, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy told BBC News. Joy said that Hasina was extremely disappointed with the developments despite having turned Bangladesh's economy around.

Joy told the BBC's Newshour programme that Hasina had been deliberating about stepping down as the Prime Minister since Sunday.

At least 98 people were killed in a single day's violence on Sunday as protesters clashed with Awami League supporters. They burnt down Awami League offices and attacked the party's leaders. Thirteen policemen were also beaten to death.

"You’ve had policemen beaten to death, 13 just yesterday. So what do you expect the police to do when mobs are beating people to death?” Joy said, defending the use of force against the protesters.

He was an official adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh.

“She [Hasina] has turned Bangladesh around. When she took over power, it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today, it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia," he said, adding, "She’s very disappointed.”

The garment industry saw tremendous growth under Hasina, and it boosted the overall economy.

Since 2009, when Hasina came to power, Bangladesh's economy has grown by an average of over 6% annually and pulled millions out of poverty.

Despite the economic progress, there was latent discontent among people over her strict rule. There were questions regarding the fairness of the elections that made her return to power. That is what turned the quota protests, leveraged by the opposition, into an agitation to end her rule.

Joy told the BBC there would be no political comeback for his mother because she was "so disappointed that, after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her". However, experts always advice politicians to never use the word "never".