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Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday night that it was outraged by exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's media appearance on Indian soil, calling it "an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh" and "a grievous insult" to those who died during the 2024 uprising.

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Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday night that it was outraged by exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's media appearance on Indian soil, calling it "an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh" and "a grievous insult" to those who died during the 2024 uprising.

On Wednesday, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2024/bangladesh-pm-hasina-resigns-flees-after-military-coup">the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule</a>, Hasina addressed a virtual press conference in New Delhi, vowing to return to Bangladesh in December despite <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/bangladesh-court-sentences-expm-hasina-to-death">a death sentence</a>.

On Wednesday, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule, Hasina addressed a virtual press conference in New Delhi, vowing to return to Bangladesh in December despite a death sentence.

India said it had no involvement in organizing the press conference and did not endorse any views expressed at it. However, Bangladesh said <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/bangladesh-protests-hasinas-delhi-speech-warns-india">its prior warnings to New Delhi</a> about the event's impact on bilateral ties had gone unheeded.

India said it had no involvement in organizing the press conference and did not endorse any views expressed at it. However, Bangladesh said its prior warnings to New Delhi about the event's impact on bilateral ties had gone unheeded.

Meanwhile, hours after former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan appeared at the New Delhi event, unidentified attackers pelted his ancestral home in Bangladesh's Magura district with stones and set part of its gate alight. No family members were present and no injuries were reported.

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Meanwhile, hours after former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan appeared at the New Delhi event, unidentified attackers pelted his ancestral home in Bangladesh's Magura district with stones and set part of its gate alight. No family members were present and no injuries were reported.

Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shama Obaed Islam, urged India to clarify its position on Hasina's activities in India, while reaffirming Dhaka's desire for bilateral ties based on equality and mutual respect, covering issues of water, energy and border disputes.

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Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shama Obaed Islam, urged India to clarify its position on Hasina's activities in India, while reaffirming Dhaka's desire for bilateral ties based on equality and mutual respect, covering issues of water, energy and border disputes.

A Bangladeshi special tribunal sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in 2025 after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/bangladesh-tribunal-indicts-expm-hasina-for-crimes-against-humanity">convicting her of crimes against humanity</a> over a crackdown on protesters. A U.N. report found nearly 1,400 people were killed during that crackdown.

A Bangladeshi special tribunal sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in 2025 after convicting her of crimes against humanity over a crackdown on protesters. A U.N. report found nearly 1,400 people were killed during that crackdown.

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On Aug. 5, 2026, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule, exiled former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a virtual press conference in New Delhi, vowing to return to Bangladesh in December despite a death sentence.

On Aug. 5, 2026, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule, exiled former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a virtual press conference in New Delhi, vowing to return to Bangladesh in December despite a death sentence.

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was outraged by Hasina's media appearance on Indian soil, calling it "an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh" and a grievous insult to those who died during the 2024 uprising.

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was outraged by Hasina's media appearance on Indian soil, calling it "an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh" and a grievous insult to those who died during the 2024 uprising.

India said it had no involvement in organizing the press conference and did not endorse any views expressed at it. Bangladesh said its prior warnings to New Delhi about the event's impact on bilateral ties had gone unheeded.

India said it had no involvement in organizing the press conference and did not endorse any views expressed at it. Bangladesh said its prior warnings to New Delhi about the event's impact on bilateral ties had gone unheeded.

A Bangladeshi special tribunal sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in 2025 after convicting her of crimes against humanity over a crackdown on protesters. A UN report found nearly 1,400 people were killed during that crackdown.

A Bangladeshi special tribunal sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in 2025 after convicting her of crimes against humanity over a crackdown on protesters. A UN report found nearly 1,400 people were killed during that crackdown.

Hours after former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan appeared at the New Delhi event, unidentified attackers pelted his ancestral home in Magura district with stones and set part of its gate alight. No family members were present and no injuries were reported.

Hours after former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan appeared at the New Delhi event, unidentified attackers pelted his ancestral home in Magura district with stones and set part of its gate alight. No family members were present and no injuries were reported.

Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam urged India to clarify its position on Hasina's activities on Indian soil, while reaffirming Dhaka's desire for bilateral ties based on equality and mutual respect covering issues of water, energy and border disputes.

Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam urged India to clarify its position on Hasina's activities on Indian soil, while reaffirming Dhaka's desire for bilateral ties based on equality and mutual respect covering issues of water, energy and border disputes.

India is actively undermining Bangladesh by letting a convicted mass murderer use Indian soil to spread political venom against a sovereign nation. Allowing Sheikh Hasina to address media in New Delhi — despite Bangladesh's explicit warnings — is a direct affront to the people who died in the July Revolution. Bangladesh deserves a bilateral relationship built on mutual respect, not one where India shields fugitives from justice.

India is actively undermining Bangladesh by letting a convicted mass murderer use Indian soil to spread political venom against a sovereign nation. Allowing Sheikh Hasina to address media in New Delhi — despite Bangladesh's explicit warnings — is a direct affront to the people who died in the July Revolution. Bangladesh deserves a bilateral relationship built on mutual respect, not one where India shields fugitives from justice.

The Bangladesh regime's furious reaction to a single press conference exposes just how threatened it is by legitimate political opposition. Over 20,000 Awami League members have been jailed, hundreds killed and minority communities terrorized since Hasina's ouster — yet the regime calls her irrelevant while scrambling to silence her. Bangladesh under this government is a repression machine masquerading as a democracy.

The Bangladesh regime's furious reaction to a single press conference exposes just how threatened it is by legitimate political opposition. Over 20,000 Awami League members have been jailed, hundreds killed and minority communities terrorized since Hasina's ouster — yet the regime calls her irrelevant while scrambling to silence her. Bangladesh under this government is a repression machine masquerading as a democracy.

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India is actively undermining Bangladesh by letting a convicted mass murderer use Indian soil to spread political venom against a sovereign nation. Allowing Sheikh Hasina to address the media in New Delhi — despite Bangladesh's explicit warnings — is a direct affront to the people who died in the July Revolution. Bangladesh deserves a bilateral relationship built on mutual respect, not one where India shields fugitives from justice.

India is actively undermining Bangladesh by letting a convicted mass murderer use Indian soil to spread political venom against a sovereign nation. Allowing Sheikh Hasina to address the media in New Delhi — despite Bangladesh's explicit warnings — is a direct affront to the people who died in the July Revolution. Bangladesh deserves a bilateral relationship built on mutual respect, not one where India shields fugitives from justice.

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