{"id":1875,"date":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:00:10","slug":"india-denies-involvement-in-ex-bangladesh-pm-hasinas-planned-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1875","title":{"rendered":"India denies involvement in ex-Bangladesh PM Hasina\u2019s planned speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fu04gxa\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=India%20denies%20involvement%20in%20ex-Bangladesh%20PM%20Hasina%E2%80%99s%20planned%20speech&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fu04gxa\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fu04gxa\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/u04gxa\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/reuters_6a50b40e-1783673870.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the Prime Minister&apos;s residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 8, 2024. REUTERS\/Mohammad Ponir Hossain\/File Photo\"><\/div><figcaption>Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina [File: Mohammad Ponir Hossain\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/angopaba\">Barbara Angopa<\/a>, <!-- -->Anadolu<!-- --> and <!-- -->Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>India has denied any role in organising a virtual speech by former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has no involvement whatsoever in it and does not endorse any views that may be expressed at the forum,\u201d India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told a news conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/10\/condemned-ex-pm-hasina-plans-december-return-to-bangladesh\">Condemned ex-PM Hasina plans December return to Bangladesh<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/2\/2\/bangladesh-court-sentences-ex-pm-hasina-uk-lawmaker-niece-in-graft-case\">Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in graft case<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/features\/2025\/11\/18\/why-india-likely-wont-return-hasina-to-face-bangladesh-death-penalty\">Why India likely won\u2019t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 4 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/families-of-bangladesh-protest-victims-want-hasina-brought-back-hanged\">\u2018Justice only when Hasina is hanged\u2019: Bangladesh victim families on verdict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe interaction you are referring to is being organised by a private media entity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hasina is living in self-imposed exile in New Delhi since student-led \u2060protests toppled her government in 2024. She was <a href=\"\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/families-of-bangladesh-protest-victims-want-hasina-brought-back-hanged\">sentenced to death<\/a> in 2025 for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on the demonstrations, a verdict she has dismissed as legally void.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old is due to make her first public appearance on Wednesday, albeit by videolink, since she fled Dhaka, at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents\u2019 Club of South \u200cAsia in New Delhi alongside her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and other speakers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Bangladesh had asked India \u2060to clarify its stance on Hasina\u2019s planned address, warning New Delhi that allowing political activities by Hasina and other leaders of her Awami League party could hurt bilateral ties.<\/p>\n<p>M Humayun Kabir, adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, on Monday met the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka and protested about the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBangladesh expects India\u2019s cooperation in ensuring that any person from banned organisations, including the fugitive Sheikh Hasina, cannot use Indian territory to make political statements or conduct any activities aimed at creating instability within Bangladesh,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Relations between the two nations <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/1\/25\/bangladesh-slams-india-over-fugitive-ex-pm-hasinas-first-public-address\">deteriorated<\/a> following the political upheaval in Bangladesh in July 2024 that ousted Hasina, a close New Delhi ally.<\/p>\n<p>As Dhaka continues to seek Hasina\u2019s extradition from India, she told the Reuters news agency last month that she and other Awami League leaders <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/10\/condemned-ex-pm-hasina-plans-december-return-to-bangladesh\">plan to return from exile<\/a> around December and present themselves in court.<\/p>\n<p>Rahman is expected in New Delhi for a BRICS summit next month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aj-third-party-embed-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"consent-gate\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"dhaka-warns-media\">Dhaka warns media<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Tuesday banned the local media from airing Hasina\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister\u2019s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman\u00a0said announcing or publishing the planned speech \u2060would violate laws prohibiting publishing or broadcasting Hasina\u2019s speeches, statements, interviews, and audio or video messages within Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Hasina\u2019s Awami League party condemned the ban, saying the Bangladeshi government is trying to intimidate journalists.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the party accused politicians of \u201cspending public money to hire PR firms to spread false information to journalists around the world, claiming that Sheikh Hasina\u2019s press conference will not take place and that she will not participate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hasina aide Abu Obaidha Arin said the event would go ahead, adding that Dhaka\u2019s \u201cefforts to silence dissent cannot extinguish voices\u201d beyond the country\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina [File: Mohammad Ponir Hossain\/Reuters] By Barbara Angopa, Anadolu and Reuters Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 India has denied any role in organising a virtual speech by former Bangladesh Prime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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