New Delhi-Dhaka differences can be resolved once PM Modi, Tarique Rahman meet: Indian envoy
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The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh said on Tuesday that differences between New Delhi and Dhaka can be resolved through engagement and dialogue once the prime ministers of the two countries meet, Bangladeshi news agency UNB reported.
High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi made the remarks at an event in Dhaka two days after a Bangladesh foreign ministry official said that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina.
The two countries have had strained relations since Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, fled to India after massive student-led protests in July 2024 against a controversial quota scheme for government jobs. The demonstration later snowballed into a broader agitation against her government.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal in November sentenced Hasina to death for crimes against humanity in connection with the deadly crackdown on protesters in 2024. In February, a court sentenced her to 10 years’ imprisonment in two corruption cases relating to alleged irregularities in the allocation of land in a government housing project in Dhaka.
Dhaka has repeatedly demanded that Hasina be extradited. It has also expressed concerns about the ousted leader being allowed by the Indian authorities to address her supporters from Delhi.
New Delhi has previously said that it was for Hasina to decide whether she wants to return to Bangladesh.
On Tuesday, Trivedi said that...
