Asserting that ties between the 2 nations go a lot past the pending Teesta water sharing pact, Bangladesh’s Data and Broadcasting Minister, Muhammad Hasan Mahmud, on Tuesday stated India has a performed a job in sustaining political stability in his nation by making certain regional stability.
Addressing the media on the Press Membership of India right here, Mahmud additionally stated that Dhaka has accepted New Delhi’s invitation to the G20 summit, to be held right here in September 2023.
Bangladesh is the one guest-country from the South Asian area to have been invited to the summit.
Requested about implications of assaults on minority Hindus in Bangladesh, and the resultant concentrating on of Muslims in India, Mahmud attributed such assaults on minorities in Bangladesh to “fanatic teams” and stated the Hasina authorities has ensured security and safety of Hindus within the nation.
Stating that the connection between the neighbours has deepened beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Mahmud stated, “Progress of Bangladesh would by no means have been attainable with out political…all-out assist of India. We’re grateful to India and its authorities for the assist to Bangladesh. Political stability within the nation [Bangladesh] is without doubt one of the most important preconditions for prosperity, and that has been persevering with in Bangladesh for the final 14 years.”
He stated, “I strongly imagine that regional stability is essential to take care of political stability in Bangladesh, and to maintain regional stability, and thereby political stability, in Bangladesh, India has performed a job.”
By the way, the following basic election in Bangladesh is predicted to be held by the tip of 2023. The Hasina-led Awami League has been governing the nation since 2009, having received three successive elections.
Responding to a query on the destiny of the Teesta water-sharing settlement, which is an emotive subject in Bangladesh, Mahmud stated he hopes the deadlock shall be damaged. “The connection between India and Bangladesh could be very numerous, it doesn’t rely solely on the Teesta water-sharing. We’re sharing many issues. Bangladesh and India are engaged to resolve the problem and there’s progress. (There are) some obligations and procedures beneath India’s Structure; I hope that after following all procedures, that shall be resolved in future,” he stated.
On the problem of minorities in his nation, Mahmud stated: “Nobody is a minority (in Bangladesh). Our Prime Minister says, ‘don’t really feel you’re a minority, you’re a son of the soil; that is your nation’. Beneath Bangladesh’s Structure, everyone has equal rights. After all, there are fanatic teams each in India and Bangladesh who attempt to ignite fanaticism and destabilise concord throughout spiritual teams. That occurs in all places.”
He claimed that over the previous few years the Bangladesh authorities has adopted a “powerful” stance towards such parts. “This yr, Durga Puja was celebrated in a festive method. The variety of puja pandals elevated by 700 over final yr.” He blamed “faux information and propaganda on social media” for final yr’s assaults towards Hindus.