Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, stated that reciprocal interests drive bilateral ties.
Mohamad Touhid Hossain, the advisor on foreign affairs for Bangladesh’s interim administration, stated on Monday that the nation will work to preserve close connections with New Delhi and that the prolonged stay of former prime leader Sheikh Hasina in India will not be detrimental to bilateral relations.
When asked if an extension of Hasina’s stay in India would affect bilateral ties with that country, Hossain offered these comments.
This query is speculative. Why may being in a nation impact ties with that nation? “There is no rationale for that,” he stated, underscoring the importance of bilateral cooperation.
Hasina, 76, left Dhaka aboard a military plane out of fear for her life amid rampant violence. She is in a safe place in India right now.
A transitional administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been put in place to supervise the process and be ready for early elections. According to Hossain, friendship is predicated on shared interests in bilateral connections. He went on, “If interests are harmed, friendship doesn’t last.”
The adviser emphasized that they will always work to preserve positive ties with India and added that Bangladesh and India have their own interests that govern their relationship.
Hossain had already requested assistance from diplomats in Dhaka after briefing them on Bangladesh’s predicament, among them Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma.
As the people of Bangladesh and the interim administration strive to forge a new future for their nation, Hossain told the diplomats he thinks all friends and allies in the international community would stand behind them.
He charged that in its attempts to quell a public uprising that ultimately resulted in the overthrow of the Awami League rule, grave human rights crimes had been committed.
The administration, he continued, will continue to be committed to making sure that the swift and seamless transition to an inclusive and diverse democratic democracy could happen.
