Yunus-Modi meeting is not taking place on the sidelines of the UN session
September 19, 20242 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York. There will be no meeting between Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Narendra Modi and Dr. are going to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week. Muhammad Yunus. However, there will be no bilateral meeting between Modi and Yunus, even though he is scheduled to meet several heads of state. News from Anandabazar Patrika and Hindustan Times.

According to sources in India's Ministry of External Affairs, there is no plan to meet Modi with Yunus, even though he has met with American President Joe Biden and other world leaders.

Hindustan Times claims that at the beginning of this month, Dr. on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of Bangladesh. A formal request was made for a meeting between Muhammad Yunus and Narendra Modi. People familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Dhaka is interested in the meeting in the hope that it will help to defuse tensions in bilateral relations since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina's resignation and her stay in India have left diplomatic relations between the two countries somewhat uncertain. On August 5, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and moved to India, where she has remained ever since.

According to the Anandabazar newspaper report, Muhammad Yunus, who is heading the new interim government of Bangladesh, has repeatedly raised the issue of Sheikh Hasina's extradition to India and her various statements. In this scenario, the Yunus-led government has dismissed two diplomats of the Hasina government working at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and the Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, which has escalated tensions between the two countries.

Also, the withdrawal of Hasina's diplomatic passport has raised questions about how long she will be able to stay in India. In addition, concerns have arisen against the Yunus government over the influence of groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Modi will visit the US for 3 days from September 21. Besides addressing the UN General Assembly, he will also attend the Quad Summit and attend a meeting with people of Indian origin. However, it is reported that he will not have any meeting with the head of the new government of Bangladesh.