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Bangladesh's interim authorities connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) described Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's comments connected the wide predetermination arsenic "completely unwarranted", saying it is wholly an interior matter of the country.
"I spot that connection arsenic not their matter; it is wholly an interior contented for Bangladesh, and specified comments are wholly unwarranted,” Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain told reporters.
Mr. Hossain made the remarks erstwhile asked to remark connected Mr. Misri's connection that India is firmly successful favour of holding free, just and inclusive elections successful Bangladesh astatine the earliest, and it is acceptable to enactment with immoderate authorities chosen by the radical successful the polls.
Dhaka-New Delhi ties were strained aft the interim authorities assumed powerfulness pursuing the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League authorities successful a convulsive student-led question dubbed the “July Uprising” successful August 2024, erstwhile she near for India.
The interim authorities successful May disbanded Awami League’s activities until the proceedings of Hasina and leaders of her authorities were completed connected charges of brutal attempts to tame the July protestors and different alleged misdeeds carried retired during her protracted authorities from 2009.
Analysts said Misri’s telephone for “inclusive and participatory” elections successful Bangladesh carried a governmental significance, portion astir of the Awami League leaders were imprisoned oregon connected the tally astatine location and abroad.
The interim authorities earlier sent a diplomatic enactment to New Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition to basal trial, arsenic she is being tried successful absentia.
