The Chief Advisor raised objections to Vikram Mishri regarding Sheikh Hasina.
The interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has objected to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina giving a speech in India. He said this during a meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri at the Jamuna State Guest House in Dhaka on Monday.
The nearly 40-minute meeting discussed minority issues, disinformation, ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India, regional cooperation and the July-August uprising.
In the meeting, the Indian Foreign Secretary said, “There is no second thought other than expanding relations. We see it as beneficial for both countries.”
During the discussion on mutual interests, he said, “We want to start again from where we were.”
The Indian Foreign Secretary said, “India’s relations with Bangladesh are very important. We have to work with the current government.”
The chief advisor described the relations between Bangladesh and India as “very strong” and “close.”
He said that in recent times, some clouds have gathered in the relationship between the two neighbors. Dr. Muhammad Yunus has sought India’s help to remove this ‘black cloud’.
The discussion also brought up the topic of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India. Describing the brutal and corrupt dictatorship of the past 15 years, the Principal Advisor told the Indian Foreign Secretary, ‘Our people are worried because she (Sheikh Hasina) is giving a lot of speeches from there (India). This is creating tension.’
Bikram Mishri said that he observed the events in Bangladesh almost every hour during the mass uprising in July-August.
The Principal Advisor gave a detailed account of how students, workers and the public came together to end Hasina’s corrupt regime through the mass uprising in July-August.
He said, ‘Our job is to keep the dreams of the youth alive. This is a new Bangladesh.’ The Chief Advisor gave a brief outline of the reform initiatives taken by the interim government at that time.
Vikram Mishri said that among the foreign leaders who welcomed Professor Yunus after he took charge as the Chief Advisor, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at the forefront.
Noting that the media narrative and the Indian government’s perception of India-Bangladesh relations are different, he said, ‘We wish you success.’
Noting that ‘the idea that India has relations with a particular political party in Bangladesh is wrong,’ Vikram Mishri said, ‘India’s relations with Bangladesh are not with any particular party, but with all.’
During the meeting, Professor Yunus called for close bilateral cooperation in flood and water management and for India to respond to his initiatives to revive SAARC.
‘We want to build a prosperous new future for all of us,’ said the chief adviser.
Bikram Mishri said India continues to work with SAARC, despite some obstacles.
On minority issues, the chief adviser said the interim government is committed to ensuring the safety and security of every citizen and protecting the rights of all, regardless of religion, caste, ethnicity and gender.
‘We are one family. We have to work together,’ he said.
India’s foreign secretary said India had doubled the number of visas for Bangladeshis last month and would increase this number further in the coming days. ‘We want to take our relationship forward,’ he said.
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