Hasina

• The Bangladesh government has promised former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "full security" should she choose to return from her current exile in India. • An adviser to PM Tarique Rahman stated that while security will be provided, Hasina must face the judicial process with all legal and constitutional rights ensured. • This announcement follows a formal protest lodged by the Bangladesh government to New Delhi regarding Hasina's continued stay in India.

• Bangladesh's home minister has accused India of "playing the Hasina card," claiming India is leveraging its relationship with ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. • The tension arises amid political discussions regarding Hasina's planned return to Bangladesh in December of this year. • The home minister asserted that India cannot simultaneously maintain friendly relations with the Bangladeshi people while supporting Hasina's interests.

• Bangladesh has requested that India clarify its position regarding a planned virtual address by exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from New Delhi. • The speech is scheduled for August 5 at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia, marking the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted her government. • Bangladesh warned that permitting political activities by a fugitive could jeopardize the current efforts to improve bilateral relations between the two nations.