NEW DELHI: India wants ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to return to Bangladesh but only after certain conditions are fulfiled, reports BBC Bangla. New Delhi wants the Bangladesh Army to oversee her return and Dhaka to guarantee a fresh and fair trial.
More than two years ago, ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed on Indian soil aboard a Bangladeshi military aircraft as an angry mob stormed her residence in Dhaka. Now, Hasina has announced that she intends to return to Bangladesh in December. New Delhi is reportedly on board with the plan, but wants her return to take place with some guarantees in place for the Awami League chief’s security and an opportunity for a fair trial, reports BBC Bangla.
The news outlet quoted unnamed sources in India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the military establishment. The MEA spokesperson on Friday refused to comment on the reports.
According to the BBC Bangla report published on Thursday (November 12), which was also cited by around a dozen Bangladeshi outlets, New Delhi has been working for some time to create a viable path for Hasina’s return from exile. The conditions will ensure the Awami League chief’s safety and guarantee her justice, according to the report.
The PM Tarique Rahman-led government in Bangladesh has neither confirmed the BBC Bangla report nor reacted to it. The article will be updated if there is any official reaction.
Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, meanwhile, declined to offer any comment on the veracity of the report after being questioned by reporters on Friday (November 13).
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