The foreign ministry says Dhaka had warned New Delhi about the likely impact of the event on efforts to reset bilateral relations and renewed its call for Hasina’s extradition.
The committee recommended two proposals to speed procurement and road construction. Photo: Collected
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The committee recommended two proposals to speed procurement and road construction. Photo: Collected
The government today (5 August) condemned India’s decision to allow ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to take part in a live media interaction in New Delhi, calling it an affront to Bangladesh’s sovereignty and a setback to efforts to reset bilateral ties.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the government had conveyed its concerns to New Delhi in advance about the possible implications of the event for bilateral relations, but the programme was allowed to proceed.
The ministry stated that Hasina, an absconding convicted criminal, and her associates used the media interaction to make “venomous” remarks against Bangladesh and its people.
According to the ministry, allowing the event to take place on Indian soil was “an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh” and “a grievous insult” to those killed during the 2024 July Uprising.
The ministry also accused Hasina of denying findings established by the United Nations regarding the killings of civilians, including children, during the 2024 July Uprising.
It said such attempts to deny those events had been rejected by the people of Bangladesh and would continue to be rejected.
Reiterating the government’s position, the ministry said Bangladesh remained committed to maintaining “a constructive, mutually beneficial and forward-looking” relationship with India based on sovereign equality, mutual respect, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, and national dignity.
However, it expressed regret that Bangladesh’s repeated requests for Hasina’s return under the extradition treaty signed between Bangladesh and India in 2013 had yet to receive a response.
Instead, allowing Hasina to publicly interact with the media under any pretext had hurt the sentiments of the people of Bangladesh and was detrimental to the development of harmonious bilateral relations between the two neighbours, the ministry said.
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