‘Propitious Environment Needs to Be Created’: Bangladesh Says PM Tarique Rahman Will Not Visit India Until Hasina’s Extradition
Dhaka and New Delhi are discussing dates as the visit could advance trade, security and healthcare ties, officials said.
- Reports suggest Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman might visit India between August 20 and August 25, with both nations currently discussing the exact schedule for his first trip to New Delhi since taking office in February.
- Tensions persist as Bangladesh demands India extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India during a 2024 uprising. Hasina faces the death penalty for crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly requested her return.
- Last week, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi met Rahman, fueling breakthrough speculation. Rahman previously visited Malaysia and China, departing from tradition of Bangladeshi leaders visiting India first.
- On Sunday, Foreign Ministry official A.K.M. Shahidul Karim played down imminent-visit reports, stating a "propitious environment needs to be created." He urged India to "expedite their efforts to extradite Hasina and other fugitives."
- Karim emphasized the government's new "Bangladesh First" foreign policy prioritizing sovereignty and non-interference. Hasina, criticized for autocratic tendencies during her 15-year rule, vowed this month to return in December despite facing imprisonment.
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For months, Bangladesh and India had been attempting that favorite diplomatic maneuver, the “reset,” a word suggesting that international relations, like an obstinate Wi-Fi router, can be repaired by switching everything off and starting again. There was certainly plenty to reset. Sheikh Hasina had fallen, fled to India and left New Delhi sheltering the former […] The post Rahman’s India visit stalls, Hasina issue to blame appeared first on Asia…
Bangladesh PM won't go to India till Hasina extradited
Bangladesh said on Sunday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising. The countries have had a strained relationship since deadly anti-government protests brought down Hasina's government and prompted her to escape to neighbouring India, where she remains. She faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes…
‘Propitious environment needs to be created’: Bangladesh says PM Tarique Rahman will not visit India until Hasina’s extradition
Officials from Bangladesh and India have been in contact in recent weeks about the possibility of a visit by the PM, a Foreign Ministry official said, stating that the process has been “vitiated by Sheikh Hasina's open media interactions”
In touch with each other for several weeks: Bangladesh FM spokesperson on proposed PM Tarique Rahmans India visit - The Tribune
Officials from Bangladesh and India have been in active communication for several weeks regarding a potential bilateral visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to New Delhi, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shahidul Karim confirmed on Sunday.
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