Bangladesh foreign ministry says the two countries have been in touch on possibility of bilateral visit, but the process was 'vitiated' by Hasina's media event in Delhi earlier this month.
Both countries have begun preparations for the state visit. New Delhi has proposed 21 & 22 August. But given Tarique Rahman’s schedule, the sense in Dhaka is early September visit.
Bangladesh media report says the possibility of Rahman attending the BRICS session had 'effectively vanished' following the fresh tensions over Hasina's media event last week.
Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming, if it happens, would undoubtedly be the biggest political spectacle in Bangladesh after the 2024 student-led July uprising that brought down her government and forced her to flee.
Bangladesh will never go back to fascism, says nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calling ousted PM a ‘convicted mass murderer’. MEA has said Hasina interaction had ‘no involvement’ of India.
Hasina's son Wazed alleged that Islamist militant organisations had become increasingly active in Bangladesh and claimed that convicted extremists had been released from prisons.
Recalling her long association with the city, Nasrin said she had been visiting Kolkata since the 1980s and publishing her books there before being forced to leave in 2007.
This comes ahead of Hasina's virtual public appearance as well as scheduled participation in an event organised by Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi.
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