India Reiterates Stance In opposition to Actions Threatening Bangladesh’s Pursuits

The Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Sunday (December 14, 2025) asserted that forces which can be “inimical” to the individuals of Bangladesh have by no means discovered a foothold on the territory of India. The response got here quickly after the neighbouring nation alleged that “incendiary” remarks by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—who’s at the moment primarily based in India—have been inciting her supporters to launch “terrorist” assaults as a way to “thwart” the February 2026 election.

“India has by no means allowed its territory for use for actions inimical to the pursuits of the pleasant individuals of Bangladesh. We count on that the interim Authorities of Bangladesh will take all needed measures for making certain inside regulation and order, together with for the aim of holding peaceable elections,” mentioned the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.

Earlier, the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MoFA) of Bangladesh summoned Indian Excessive Commissioner Pranay Verma and reiterated its demand for “expeditious extradition” of Ms. Hasina, who has been in India since fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024. A press word launched by the Bangladesh MoFA mentioned the officers “drew the eye” of the Indian envoy to “anti-Bangladesh actions by fugitive Awami League members staying in India”. The Ministry accused them of “planning, organising, and serving to to hold out terrorist actions inside Bangladesh to hinder the upcoming elections.”

Bangladesh began demanding the repatriation of Ms. Hasina for the reason that fall of her authorities and the demand grew to become a proper request following the loss of life sentence that Ms. Hasina and the previous Residence Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal acquired from the Worldwide Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on November 17. Sunday’s remarks from Bangladesh’s MoFA accused Ms Hasina of constructing “incendiary statements calling upon her supporters to interact in terrorist actions in Bangladesh, aiming to thwart the upcoming parliamentary elections.”

The assertion acquires a pointy focus because it got here three days after a right-wing youth chief, Sharif Osman Hadi, was shot and critically injured in Dhaka. Subsequently, authorities in Dhaka have zeroed in on Faisal Karim Masud, a part-owner of an area IT agency, for his alleged involvement within the plot to assassinate Mr. Hadi. The Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Bangladesh in its assertion indicated that the alleged assailants on this case would possibly attempt to search refuge in India and mentioned, “The Ministry additional sought India’s cooperation in stopping the escape to India of the suspects concerned within the current tried assassination of Bangladeshi political chief Sharif Osman Hadi and, in case they handle to enter Indian territory, to make sure their quick apprehension and extradition to Bangladesh.”

Bangladesh introduced the schedule of the February 2026 election on December 11, and the assault on Mr. Hadi got here quickly after, indicating a spike in violence within the nation. India has been calling for a “clear and inclusive” election, hinting at it desire for participation of all sides, at the same time as Bangladesh has banned political actions by the Awami League, which was in energy underneath former Prime Minister Hasina for greater than 15 years from 2009 to 2024.