Hasina, the 76-year-old former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, fled to India last August as student-led protests led to the toppling of her Awami League government.

" We want India-Bangladesh relations to do well for the people of Bangladesh and the people of India. So that is what our approach is, a positive approach, and that remains," Jaiswal said.

Pakistan and Bangladesh have edged closer as politics in both countries ride on a general anti-India sentiment.

Yunus’s anti-India stance could pose a significant challenge for India, as China aims to strengthen its ties with Bangladesh’s new government and bring it into their Belt and Road Initiative.

Bangladesh has objected to BSF's attempts to fence five points along border with India. Indian envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, met Bangladesh’s foreign secretary in Dhaka Sunday.

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Police investigations found that 1,234 incidents were 'political in nature,' only 20 incidents were communal, and at least 161 claims were found to be false or untrue."

Although the situation is not yet a full-blown crisis, tensions between generals influenced by the Awami League and those aligned with Islamic factions are creating difficulties for the army.

As New Delhi voices concerns for Hindu rights in Bangladesh while sheltering the ousted Sheikh Hasina, accusations of meddling run rife.

India and Bangladesh will hold a four-day Director General (DG)-level meeting here beginning 16 January, with several issues on the agenda, including

A voice note from former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, detailing how she and her sister Rehana narrowly escaped death when they fled the c

Dhaka has told New Delhi that the construction of barbed wire fences by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bangladesh-India border “without proper authorisation” undermines the spirit of cooperation and friendly relations between the two countries.