At the end of this month, the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, and the chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. Dhaka offered a meeting with Muhammad Yunus. However, New Delhi has not yet taken a decision in this regard. The Hindustan Times reported on Saturday, quoting people who are aware of the matter.
On the condition of anonymity, those people told Hindustan Times, in an interview given to an Indian media at the beginning of this week. According to the comments made by Muhammad Yunus, it seems that there is no possibility of his meeting with Narendra Modi. As the reason for this, they said, in that interview Dr. The comments made by Muhammad Yunus were not taken well by New Delhi.
On behalf of Dhaka at the beginning of this week with Narendra Modi. A formal request was made at the meeting of Muhammad Yunus. They are scheduled to be in New York later this month to attend a session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to Hindustan Times sources, New Delhi has not yet taken any decision on the request made by Dhaka. Discussions on Modi’s possible bilateral meeting in New York have not yet been finalized.
In the interview given to the Press Trust of India. Muhammad Yunus criticized former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comments on Bangladesh while in India. Dr. in the interview. Yunus hinted that Bangladesh may seek her (Sheikh Hasina) extradition and said that India should withdraw from the rhetoric that all parties in Bangladesh except Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League are ‘pro-Islamist’.
The chief adviser of the interim government. Yunus also said in the interview, “If India wants to keep him (Sheikh Hasina) until he wants Bangladesh back, then the condition may be that he should remain silent.” Muhammad Yunus said, “He is talking and giving directions while sitting in India.” Nobody likes it. It is not good for us or India.’
Dr. New Delhi is yet to give any official response to Muhammad Yunus’ comments. However, sources said, such comments by him (Dr. Muhammad Yunus) were not helpful for good relations between the two countries.
Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 in the face of the students’ movement. On the same day, he left the country in a military plane and went to India. Sheikh Hasina has been in India since then. The Bangladesh government has already canceled his diplomatic passport. In this situation, many questions are being raised about whether he can stay in India or not and his possible extradition. The demand to bring him back is also getting stronger. India informed about giving shelter to Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Hasina was allowed to come to India with short notice. Asked what New Delhi would do if Bangladesh requested Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, Indian foreign ministry officials recently said it was a speculative question. They refused to answer such speculative questions.