Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India seeks to uphold amicable relations with Bangladesh, just as it does with all its neighbouring countries.
“India always wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours, and Bangladesh is no exception. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to say that we can change friends, but not our neighbours. So, we would like to maintain good relations with Bangladesh,” Rajnath in an exclusive interview with IANS on Saturday.
At a media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said they support a “stable, peaceful, inclusive and progressive” Bangladesh in which all issues are resolved through democratic means and by holding “inclusive and participatory” elections.
He expressed concerns over "deteriorating law and order situation" in Bangladesh which has been further exacerbated by the release of violent extremists who were sentenced for serious crimes.
An old video of a different incident has been
circulated claiming it a scene of a UN team meeting with former Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina, who was overthrown in the July uprising, 2024.
This information came to light after an investigation by BanglaFact, a
fact-checking and media research unit under the Press Institute Bangladesh
(PIB).
The organisation investigation showed that a video of according a civic reception to Sheikh Hasina in London in 2023 was uploaded and posted on social media demanding it a meeting scene of her with the UN team in Delhi.
BanglaFact found various posts on social media showing Sheikh Hasina photo being circulated in Delhi claiming it a UN team meeting with her attaching to the same photo being used to welcome her to the Awami League 2023 reception in London.
India has laid emphasis on resolving all issues in Bangladesh through democratic means and by holding “inclusive and participatory” elections.
At a media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said they support a “stable, peaceful, inclusive and progressive” Bangladesh in which all issues are resolved through democratic means and by holding “inclusive and participatory” elections.
He expressed concerns over "deteriorating law and order situation" in Bangladesh which has been further exacerbated by the release of violent extremists who were sentenced for serious crimes.
Without urgent new funding, monthly rations must be halved to US$6 per person, down from US$12.50 per person – just as refugees prepare to observe Eid, marking the end of Ramadan, said the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned of a critical funding shortfall for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
All Rohingyas receive vouchers that are redeemed for their choice of food at designated retailers in the camps. To sustain full rations, WFP urgently requires US$15 million for April, and US$81 million until the end of 2025.