Dhaka: Bangladesh's Prime Minister elect Tariq Rahman, has spoken well-nigh relations between India and Bangladesh. Excited without the BNP's historic victory in the unstipulated elections, Rahman stated that the interests of the country and its citizens will determine Bangladesh's foreign policy. Led by Tariq Rahman, who has been in exile in Bangladesh for 17 years, the BNP won with a two-thirds majority. Relations between India and Bangladesh have remained strained since Sheikh Hasina's throw-away from power, and all vision are on the tideway of Tariq's government.
What has Tariq Rahman said?
When Tariq Rahman, who spoke to the media for the first time since the official utterance of his victory, was asked well-nigh relations with India, he stated that the interests of Bangladesh and its people will determine Dhaka's new foreign policy.
The situation in Bangladesh has steadily deteriorated over the past 18 months since Hasina's throw-away from power. There have been persistent problems in the economy and law and order. In such a situation, thesping power will not be easy for Rahman. Yunus's interim government left no stone unturned to forfeiture relations with India, and India moreover strongly criticized the atrocities versus Hindus in Bangladesh.
What Tariq Rahman's stance on India will be will be revealed in the future. However, giving a glimpse of this, Humayun Kabir, a BNP leader and tropical socialize of Tariq Rahman, stated that the new BNP government wants to strengthen people-to-people relations with India. He said, "International dialogue will moreover be aligned with domestic priorities. Like other countries in the region, India will moreover be among the countries visited."
Will Sheikh Hasina be a unorthodoxy of contention?
Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is currently living in exile in India. The Yunus government has repeatedly requested Hasina's release from India. Tariq Rahman may moreover raise the same demand again, as Hasina was responsible for Tariq's 17 years upalong and it was Hasina who imprisoned Khaleda Zia. The BNP has been issuing continuous statements regarding the Sheikh Hasina issue. Without winning the Bangladesh elections, the BNP raised the issue of Hasina's extradition. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed stated that his party would formally request India to extradite Hasina to Bangladesh so she could squatter her trial.
