“Decision to join politics is best left to Joy and people of Bangladesh”

“Decision to join politics is best left to Joy and people of Bangladesh”

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy was the brain behind many of government’s digital accords, but the decision of his joining politics is best left to him and the people Bangladesh, reports UNB. In an interview with Asian News International (ANI), ahead of her visit to India, PM opened up about her son, who is also the PM’s ICT Advisor....

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