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'Burn your wife's saris before…': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina counters Opposition calls for ‘India boycott’

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently lashed out at the Opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), for politicising the traditional Indian garment, the saree. The opposition party has launched an anti-India campaign, pledging to burn their wives' Indian sarees. This has drawn criticism from India.

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"First Burn Wives' Sarees": Sheikh Hasina Slams Rivals' India Boycott Call

Opposition leaders demanding a boycott of Indian products must declare how many Indian sarees their wives have and why they are not setting these on fire, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. Addressing a meeting of the ruling Awami League, of which she is the president, Ms Hasina tore into the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders calling for a boycott of Indian products. "My question is, how many Indian sarees do their wives …

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to opposition BNP on ‘India Out’ call: ‘Burn your wives’ sarees'

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Garam masala, onions, garlic, ginger, all spices that come from India should not be seen in BNP leaders' homes

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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India Today

'Burn Indian saris first': Sheikh Hasina attacks 'boycott India' campaigners

Bangladesh has seen a 'boycott India' and 'India Out' campaign, on the lines of the one seen in the Maldives, after the re-election of Sheikg Hasina as the Prime MInister. Hasina attacked the backers of the 'boycott Indian products' campaign in the country. Hasina, who enjoys good relationship with India, said wives of opposition leaders returned from India with suitcases full of India-made saris. She also dared them to live without Indian spices

1 month ago·India

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Live Mint

'Burn your wife's saris before…': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina counters Opposition calls for ‘India boycott’

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina dismisses calls for boycott of India, questioning BNP leaders about Indian sarees. She recently won a fourth term amid claims of mass arrests before the elections.

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Sheikh Hasina slams those who run the 'Boycott India' campaign in Bangladesh, said this

PM Hasina attacked the opposition party BNP for running the India Out campaign and said that the leaders of the opposition party should first burn the Indian sarees kept in their homes. He said that most of the items kept in the kitchens of the people of Bangladesh are from India.

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina slams Opposition for 'Boycott India' calls

Tensions flared up when BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi publicly discarded an Indian shawl and supported the social media campaign against Indian goods

1 month ago·India

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'Burn your wife's saris before…': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina counters Opposition calls for ‘India boycott’

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"First Burn Wives' Sarees": Sheikh Hasina Slams Rivals' India Boycott Call

"First Burn Wives' Sarees": Sheikh Hasina Slams Rivals' India Boycott Call

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to opposition BNP on ‘India Out’ call: ‘Burn your wives’ sarees'

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to opposition BNP on ‘India Out’ call: ‘Burn your wives’ sarees'

'Burn Indian saris first': Sheikh Hasina attacks 'boycott India' campaigners

'Burn Indian saris first': Sheikh Hasina attacks 'boycott India' campaigners

'Burn your wife's saris before…': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina counters Opposition calls for ‘India boycott’

'Burn your wife's saris before…': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina counters Opposition calls for ‘India boycott’

Sheikh Hasina slams those who run the 'Boycott India' campaign in Bangladesh, said this

Sheikh Hasina slams those who run the 'Boycott India' campaign in Bangladesh, said this

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina slams Opposition for 'Boycott India' calls

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina slams Opposition for 'Boycott India' calls

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