Caution induced with caution seems to be a prevalent feeling in the Bangladeshi news media after the landmark meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government. BangladeshMuhammad Yunus. It comes at a time when there is no real consensus about transpailed in the meeting. The account provided by Yunus’s press secretary, Shafiqul Alam – especially about Sheikh Hasina – has been contested by Indian sources.
Significantly, this was the first summit meeting between the two countries after the coup of August 5, 2024, which excluded Sheikh. beautiful ladyGovernment of government. In recent months, tension between neighbors who have been bound by deep historical relations. The most prominent news outlets in Bangladesh described a meeting held on the edge of BIMSTEC in Bangkok, which is very important as snow-breaker.
Bangladesh Pretidin
An announcement of a diplomatic victory for Bangladesh went a step ahead. Paper insisted that for eight months, India had avoided a high-level conversation with Dhaka and insisted that any talks would have to exclude the discussion on Hasina. Therefore, the fact that a 40 -minute meeting took place in the third country, in his view, was a success. Another daily, Naya veteran It is said that by receiving this meeting, only Nobel -winning economist Muhammad Yunus increases the aura.
Hasina Factor
The ‘sources’ in India specifically took exception for the remarks made by Yunus’s press secretary Alam in a Facebook post, describing the claims made about the Bangkok meeting as ‘mischievous’ and ‘politically motivated’. Alam alleged that Younus requested Hasina’s extradition and Modi’s response was ‘not negative’. He also claimed that Modi said, ‘We saw him [Hasina’s] Abusive behavior towards you [Yunus],
Despite what was actually said, Yumns directly made Hasina’s extradition into the headlines on Saturday and became a recurring subject in Sunday’s editorial. It earned Yunus’s praise in media outlets of various ideological stripes. However, a warning was often added: Hasina remains a possible stumbling in the normalization of Indo-Bangala relations.
Policy in the media
Jugantor A wide front-page story was shown by quoting voices of various foreign policy. The article began with the claim that no real improvement in relationships without extradition of Hasina was possible. Former Dhaka University Professor Shahiduzaman Warned of a long -prepared process, predicting that India would not hand over to Hasina, while Bangladesh refused to honor what he would say to her ‘biased treaties’ signed by her. He advocated discovering new trade relations including Pakistan.
Conversely, former messenger Mashfi Shams hit a more measured tone, hoping that the relationship may move beyond the Hasina factor. M Jashim Uddin, director of the Center for Peace Studies at North South University, described the meeting as a diplomatic win, arguing that India was forced to accept Younus’s validity.
Bangladesh Pretidin
It was claimed that India was waiting for the next election to take a certain stance about Bangladesh and it was obstructing the normal flow of the relationship. Dubbing the meeting as a diplomatic victory, it was expected that India considers Bangladesh to be equal and claimed that Younus has clearly expressed this hope.
Buzzwords: ‘equality’ and ‘fairness’
Prothom aloe
The country’s most famous newspaper in its editorial influenced the fact that there was no real discussion about the pending water agreement and said that there is a frequent connection hours and one or two meetings would not break the deadlock. It urged to stop India from taking out PM HasinaAt present, we are living in New Delhi by giving controversial remarks. Fairness, equality and brotherhood need to be the cornerstone of relations between two countries, underlined editorial.
On the issue of India’s demand for an ‘inclusive election’ – one suggested that the Awami League should be part of this process-Prothom aloe When Hasina allegedly bullishes the opposition to win again and again, questioned India’s earlier silence. On Sunday, a front-page analysis said that India’s huge shortage of visa was ignored in the release of Bangladeshis especially. The article also mentions that China indirectly portrayed in talks, Modi allegedly indicated that it would not welcome the “third wheel” in the relationship.
Naya veteran Suggested that Yunus’s recent visit to China may have paved the way for this summit. During that visit, Younus allegedly described the North East of India as a landlock and dependent on Bangladesh, Bangladesh called “Only Guardian of the Ocean”, which were sent to shockwaves to India. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called the comments ‘aggressive’ and warned against the ‘long agenda’, emphasizing the development of infrastructure in the chicken neck area. In a thin veil statement before the departure of his Thailand, PM Modi described North East India as ‘integral part of Bimstec’, which was widely interpreted as a message to Younus.
Bangladeshi daily
Naya veteran
It is believed that it was the responsibility of building a working relationship as a big partner of India, but it was Bangladesh who led. In a commendable tone, it claims that Mohammad UNUS has raised all controversial issues and made it clear to India that the flexing arm days are over. Another newspaper,
Amadar vid
Also on the subject of equality and fairness for permanent friendship between two countries.
What do people want
According to Farid Hussain -Firmer Minister (Press) at Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, a solid way to increase friendship will be for India to resume regular visa services for India. Talk to Toi onlineHussain said that the Modi-Unus meeting had created a positive media discussion and was welcomed by many politicians in Bangladesh. However, he said that Hasina was unlikely to be extradition in the near period and there is nothing that the general public had expected soon. Instead, progress on business generalization and Teesta water issue will help marginalize fundamentalists. Farid also followed the possibility of Bangladesh, which was not following the current treaties.
He concluded by saying that while social media could always bend towards extreme thoughts, bilateral relations required calm diplomacy and mutual respect to restore the general situation. And in his view, Modi-Unus meeting-was a start with his honest exchange.
