The statement came after Bangladesh alleged “incendiary” remarks by deposed PM Sheikh Hasina have been inciting her supporters to launch “terrorist” attacks to “thwart” the February 2026 election
The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday (December 14, 2025) asserted that forces that are “inimical” to the people of Bangladesh have never found a foothold on the territory of India. The response came soon after the neighbouring country alleged that “incendiary” remarks by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—who is currently based in India—have been inciting her supporters to launch “terrorist” attacks in order to “thwart” the February 2026 election.
“India has never allowed its territory to be used for activities inimical to the interests of the friendly people of Bangladesh. We expect that the interim Government of Bangladesh will take all necessary measures for ensuring internal law and order, including for the purpose of holding peaceful elections,” said the Ministry of External Affairs.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Bangladesh summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and reiterated its demand for “expeditious extradition” of Ms. Hasina, who has been in India since fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024. A press note released by the Bangladesh MoFA said the officials “drew the attention” of the Indian envoy to “anti-Bangladesh activities by fugitive Awami League members staying in India”. The Ministry accused them of “planning, organising, and helping to carry out terrorist activities within Bangladesh to hinder the upcoming elections.”
Bangladesh started demanding the repatriation of Ms. Hasina since the fall of her government and the demand became a formal request following the death sentence that Ms. Hasina and the former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal received from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on November 17. Sunday’s remarks from Bangladesh’s MoFA accused Ms Hasina of making “incendiary statements calling upon her supporters to engage in terrorist activities in Bangladesh, aiming to thwart the upcoming parliamentary elections.”
The statement acquires a sharp focus as it came three days after a right-wing youth leader, Sharif Osman Hadi, was shot and critically injured in Dhaka. Subsequently, authorities in Dhaka have zeroed in on Faisal Karim Masud, a part-owner of a local IT firm, for his alleged involvement in the plot to assassinate Mr. Hadi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh in its statement indicated that the alleged assailants in this case might try to seek refuge in India and said, “The Ministry further sought India’s cooperation in preventing the escape to India of the suspects involved in the recent attempted assassination of Bangladeshi political leader Sharif Osman Hadi and, in case they manage to enter Indian territory, to ensure their immediate apprehension and extradition to Bangladesh.”
