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.

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

" 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.

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.

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."

Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday said it will equip the country’s paramilitary border guards with non-lethal sound grenades and tear gas canisters, mirroring practices adopted by its Indian counterpart.

Shams while talking to ANI said that Bangladeshs trade with Pakistan will not overtake that with India, adding that Dhaka also has strong people-to-people ties with New Delhi, which Islamabad can never overtake.

India has extended the visa of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, who has been residing in Delhi since fleeing violent protests in August last year, according to sources. The extension coincides with escalating demands from Bangladesh's interim

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

We have requested India to return Sheikh Hasina as a Bangladeshi citizen. Her status in India is irrelevant to this request and not a matter of our consideration,' a foreign office spokesperson stated during a weekly media briefing.

The emergence of three power centers within the Bangladesh Army could lead to a challenging situation for the military.

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