India has reportedly made contact with Bangladesh’s military leadership, led by Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman, and requested that peace, law and order, and normalcy be restored as soon as possible in the country, The Hindustan Times reports.
Citing India’s top government sources, the report says that the Modi government has already contacted the Bangladesh Army Chief and expressed its willingness to help restore normalcy in the nation following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation on Monday.
The report also says that Sheikh Hasina is being treated like a guest of the country, and she will select her future stay.
Shortly after her resignation on Monday, Hasina, accompanied by her sister Sheikh Rehana, left Dhaka via helicopter, landing in Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura, according to Indian media reports.
Later that day, she met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Hindon Air Force base in Ghaziabad, roughly 30 km from Delhi. According to PTI, she has been moved to a secure location within India. Indian media sources also indicate that Hasina is seeking asylum in the UK. Rahul Gandhi asks about potential foreign involvement
ANI reported, earlier India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked the Indian government about the potential involvement of foreign actors in the developments of Bangladesh that led to the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Rahul’s query came at the all-party meeting convened by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Parliament House in New Delhi.
In response, the government said all possible angles are being investigated, ANI reported quoting meeting sources.
Rahul Gandhi also inquired about India’s long-term and short-term strategies concerning the Bangladesh situation. The government responded by saying that the situation in Bangladesh is evolving and will be continuously assessed.
At the meeting, Jaishankar told the leaders that the Indian government was in touch with the Bangladesh Army, according to the ANI report.
Jaishankar also said the Indian government was in touch with its citizens in Bangladesh and that the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has continued to operate.
Leaders at the meeting were also informed that about 20,000 Indian nationals are in Bangladesh at present, while an estimated 8,000 Indian nationals have returned to the country.
The leaders were also told that the safety of minorities in Bangladesh was a priority and measures were being taken to protect them.
