Feedback Made In Particular person Capability: MEA Summons Bangladesh Envoy Amid Protests In Dhaka Over Sheikh Hasinas Speech
India on Friday summoned Bangladesh’s Performing Excessive Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, over current common statements from Bangladesh authorities portraying India “negatively” and holding it accountable for inside governance points.
In response to media queries, the MEA launched an announcement quoting spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal as saying, “The Bangladesh Performing Excessive Commissioner to India, Mr. Md. Nural Islam, was summoned by MEA to the South Block right this moment, February 7, 2025, at 5:00 pm.”
“It was conveyed that India wishes a optimistic, constructive and mutually useful relationship with Bangladesh, which has been reiterated a number of occasions in current high-level conferences. It’s, nevertheless, regrettable that common statements made by Bangladesh authorities proceed to painting India negatively, holding us accountable for inside governance points. These statements by Bangladesh are in actual fact accountable for the persistent negativity,” the assertion learn.
Additional, the MEA stated that Bangladesh’s act of conflating former Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s keep in India with New Delhi’s stance on Bangladesh is not going to assist anybody. “Feedback attributed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been made in her particular person capability through which India has no function to play. Conflating this with the Authorities of India’s place will not be going to assist add positivity to bilateral relations,” the MEA assertion learn.
The MEA assertion additional said that India hoped that Bangladesh would make efforts to make relations between the nations mutually useful. “Whereas the Authorities of India will make efforts for a mutually useful relationship, we count on that Bangladesh will reciprocate equally with out vitiating the environment,” the assertion learn.
Amid studies of vandalization of the memorial and residence of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, International Secretary Vikram Misri, in a media briefing, stated that Dhaka should be absolutely conscious that the duty to make sure the protection of diplomatic buildings lies on them.
“We might additionally wish to level out that the protection of diplomatic premises is the duty of the host authorities, and I’ve little doubt that the Bangladesh authorities are absolutely conscious of their duties on this regard,” he stated.
On Thursday, by a protest observe handed over to the Performing Excessive Commissioner of India in Dhaka, the Bangladesh International Ministry stated that it conveyed the deep concern, disappointment, and critical reservation of the Authorities of Bangladesh, as such statements are hurting the emotions of the individuals in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh overseas ministry additionally emphasised that such actions by her are thought-about a hostile act in the direction of Bangladesh and aren’t conducive to the efforts at establishing a wholesome relationship between the 2 nations, it added.
The Bangladesh Ministry of International Affairs requested the Authorities of India to right away take acceptable measures, within the spirit of mutual respect and understanding, to cease her from making such false, fabricated, and incendiary statements utilizing social media and different communications whereas she is in India, the assertion stated.
The most recent developments got here days after former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, throughout her digital handle from exile in India, known as upon the individuals to prepare a resistance in opposition to the Muhammad Yunus-led interim authorities.
Throughout Hasina’s speech, a big group of protesters vandalized and set fireplace to her father and Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka. Rahman’s residence in Dhaka was vandalized throughout a dwell on-line handle of his daughter and deposed PM Hasina.
“They’ll demolish a constructing, however not the historical past. However they have to additionally do not forget that historical past takes its revenge,” Hasina stated in her handle on Wednesday evening. “They’re but to have the power to destroy the nationwide flag, the structure, and the independence that we earned at the price of the lives of thousands and thousands of martyrs with a bulldozer,” she stated.
(With companies Inputs)
