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Bangladesh Government Expresses Outrage Over Sheikh Hasina's Press Conference in India

2 sources across 2 countries · India · United States

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  • The Indian Express India · Centre · Indian Express Group (Goenka family)
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

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The government of Bangladesh expressed outrage after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conducted a live media briefing from New Delhi. The current administration warned that India allowing the event undermines efforts to reset bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries. During the press conference, Hasina stated that she intends to return to Bangladesh in December, asserting that her return is about putting the country back on the right track and returning to her people rather than seeking power. Hasina also discussed post uprising violence targeting minorities, her party, and its sympathizers. While the government of Bangladesh reacted with outrage, some analysis suggests the event served as a test of her adversaries' resolve and a signal to her party.

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Outlets with a center lean framed the event as either a diplomatic tension between Bangladesh and India or as a strategic political move by Hasina to test the current political climate.

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