The Bangladesh government has said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has no intention of returning to the country from India, describing her stated intentions on the matter as political posturing. The statement places the question of Hasina's future in Bangladesh, where she was removed from power and has since been living abroad, at the centre of the official position in Dhaka.
Hasina is currently in India. The Bangladesh government's assessment is that her public remarks about a possible return should not be read as a genuine plan. The source material available for this report does not include the full text of the government's statement, so the exact wording, the date on which it was made and the official who delivered it cannot be confirmed here.
The dispute concerns whether Hasina will come back to Bangladesh, a question that carries weight for the country's politics given that her removal from office marked a sharp break in the nation's leadership. Her presence in India, and the prospect of her return, are both matters that the government in Dhaka has now addressed directly.
Several points remain unverified. The reporting available does not establish Hasina's own most recent position on returning, nor does it set out the Indian government's stance on her continued stay in the country. Until those details are confirmed from primary statements, the government's characterisation of her intentions stands as the principal official word on the matter.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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