‘Deeply unfortunate’: Sheikh Hasina on Bangladesh skipping India-hosted BRICS summit
Hasina said the boycott cost Bangladesh opportunities for trade, investment and development, calling the decision immature and driven by personal considerations.
- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticized current Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for skipping the BRICS summit held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, arguing the decision cost Bangladesh valuable economic and diplomatic opportunities.
- Rahman allegedly avoided the summit due to Hasina's presence in New Delhi; Hasina dismissed this, stating that relations between two countries cannot be determined by personal considerations or political sensitivities involving one individual.
- Calling the decision "immature," Hasina warned that foreign policy driven by short-term political calculations is inherently counterproductive and damages Bangladesh's national interest.
- During her tenure, Hasina maintained strong relations with India while expanding cooperation with China, Russia, Japan, the United States, Europe and other partners, emphasizing that "friendship with one country never required hostility towards another."
- The Awami League leader described Bangladesh as passing through a "grave national crisis" as democratic space closes, claiming the judiciary has been used for political revenge while extremist forces regain space.
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Sheikh Hasina calls Tarique Rahman's decision to skip BRICS Summit in India ‘immature’
In an interview with PTI, Hasina says Bangladesh missed opportunities for trade and investment by staying away from the New Delhi summit. She also criticises Dhaka's foreign policy and alleges democratic backsliding.
Sheikh Hasina slams Bangladesh PM Rahman for skipping BRICS Summit, says it 'damages national interest'
Sheikh Hasina said if her presence in New Delhi was the reason behind Rahman's refusal to attend the summit, it was very unfortunate, as relations between two countries cannot be determined by personal considerations or political sensitivities involving one individual.
Hasina blasts PM Tarique Rahman: Your father visited India when I was here, why can't you?
Sheikh Hasina has called Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's decision to skip the Brics Summit in New Delhi "immature", questioning why her presence in India prevented him from visiting when his father, Ziaur Rahman, had travelled to Delhi while she was living here. Her remarks come even as Bangladesh's home minister skipped a BIMSTEC meeting in New Delhi, a month after PM Rahman declined to visit India for the Brics Summit.
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