‘If India doesn`t send Hasina back, it will not hurt ties’

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said if India does not send ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh, it will not hurt bilateral relations.

The adviser made the comment in response to a question from journalists at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (January 1) afternoon. 

The foreign affairs adviser said, “The efforts to bring Sheikh Hasina back to the country and the relations of mutual interest with India will continue together. This will not create any problem.”

In response to a question, he said the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine is extremely challenging because the ground realities there have changed.

He emphasized that Bangladesh’s main objective is to ensure the rights and security of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. “Without this, they will not agree to return (to Myanmar),” he added.

He emphasized that maintaining strong bilateral relations with three major countries – the US, India, and China – alongside addressing the Rohingya crisis, will be key priorities for Bangladesh in 2025.