He said he had been in contact with party supporters who were very angry and upset about what had happened in the past few weeks.
“If a protest of 40,000 people can force a government to resign, what would happen if the Awami League, with its millions of supporters, protested?” he argues.
Ms Hasina and her sister (Rehana Siddique) have been stuck in Delhi since Monday.
India has been strongly supporting the Bangladeshi leader.
There were reports that she was seeking asylum in the UK, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
“The questions about her visa and asylum are all just rumors,” her son says.
“She has not applied anywhere. She is staying where she is and watching how things unfold in Bangladesh.
“Her ultimate goal is always to return to Bangladesh.”
When asked about the well-documented human rights abuses and extrajudicial executions during his mother's 15-year tenure, he said there had been mistakes.
“Of course, there were people in our government who made mistakes, but we always righted the ship,” he added.
“There was a son of a minister who was in the special police force. He was convicted of extrajudicial killing and is in prison. This is unprecedented.”
Her son insists “she was trying to do the right thing in terms of making the arrest.”
