BANGKOK: The chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus on Friday, today met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fringes of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok.
Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was taken over the chief adviser of an interim governmen in Dhaka after Hasina’s exit.
Bangladesh described the 40-minute exchange between the two leaders as “candid, productive, and constructive”.
Yunus told Modi that Bangladesh wanted to work with him to set the relationship on the right track for the benefit of both countries, Yunus’s press office said in a statement.
The two leaders discussed Bangladesh’s request seeking Hasina’s extradition, the statement said, without elaborating further.
“She has consistently made false and inflammatory accusations against the interim government of Bangladesh,” the statement from Bangladesh quoted Yunus as saying.
Yunus requested New Delhi take appropriate measures to restrain Hasina from making incendiary remark
India’s Foreign Ministry said Modi had asked Yunus to help maintain border security and stability, and expressed his hope that Bangladesh would thoroughly investigate all cases of “atrocities” committed against people from minority groups, including Hindus.
India has repeatedly urged Bangladesh to protect its minority Hindus, saying they were being targeted in the Muslim-majority country since Yunus took charge.
Dhaka says the violence has been exaggerated and is not a communal issue.
With longstanding cultural and business ties, the two nations share a 4,000 km (2,500 mile) border.
Modi and Yunus met on the sidelines of a summit in Bangkok of BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, a grouping that also includes Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
