A former foreign secretary believes the reelection of the incumbent Awami League government in Bangladesh will be “ideal” for India. “My reading is that for India, the continuation of the Awami League government is ideal for them. The foreign secretary [Sujatha Singh] of India in 2014 intervened to ensure that before the election in 2014,” said Md Touhid Hossain, a former foreign secretary of Bangladesh. The video of the interview is available on bdnews24.com and its Facebook and YouTube channels. An Indian external ministry spokesperson at a press briefing recently stated that they want the election and democratic process to be held as per how the people of Bangladesh determine it.

Source: bd News24 August 06, 2023 17:13 UTC