India Exhorts Bangladesh to Rise Above ‘Negativity’ in Bilateral Ties
Bangladesh mob vandalizes Mujib Ur Rehman residence. Image credit X.com
Regular Statements by Bangladesh Authorities Portray India Negatively: MEA
By Raisina Correspondent
New Delhi, February 7: Indian on Friday summoned Bangladesh acting High Commissioner to protest dragging the country in the domestic political slugfest. India raised the issue of negative portrayal by Bangladesh authorities.
Ministry of External Affairs issued an official response on summoning the acting high commissioner of Bangladesh. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded to media queries on the summoning of during a weekly briefing on Friday.
“The Bangladesh acting High Commissioner to India, Mr. Md. Nural Islam, was summoned by MEA to the South Block today, February 7, 2025, at 5:00 pm. It was conveyed that India desires a positive, constructive and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh, which has been reiterated several times in recent high-level meetings,” said the MEA.
Jaiswal further regretted “regular statements made by Bangladesh authorities to portray India negatively, holding us responsible for internal governance issues”.
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“These statements by Bangladesh are in fact responsible for the persistent negativity. Comments attributed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been made in her individual capacity in which India has no role to play,” added the MEA.
Conflating this with the Government of India’s position is not going to help add positivity to bilateral relations, said the MEA. It also stated that while “the Government of India will make efforts for a mutually beneficial relationship we expect that Bangladesh will reciprocate similarly without vitiating the atmosphere”.
Hasina in a statement issued after vandalism of the residence of her father Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman had condemned the arson. She had said “history takes it revenge”. She had urged upon the people to protest against the current administration.
The Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry had summoned the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka to protest against the statement issued by Hasina. Arsonist burnt down the residence of Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman in an act of vandalism.
Hasina in her statement reminded the people that even Pakistan had not destroyed the residence of her father. The incumbent administration in Bangladesh led by the Chief Advisor to the government Muhammed Yunus is widely seen patronising the vandals who are targeting the legacy of Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman and the Awami League.
Hasina has been regularly issuing video statements against arsonists in Bangladesh. The Yunus administration is also repeatedly asking Indian to restrain Hasina from making statements.
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