'No endorsement': India clarifies stand on former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's presser

MEA said Hasina’s press conference was hosted independently by a private press organisation

"... I want to reiterate this once again that the government of India had no role in this press conference," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters today

Dhaka wants the post-2024 political order to be viewed not only as a domestic transition but also as the basis of a more assertive foreign policy identity.

Awami League leader plans to return from India exile despite facing death sentence over 2024 protest crackdown.

Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh despite facing a death penalty, telling supporters that fear could not decide her "duty to the people."

PoliticsDhaka has reacted angrily to former leader's news conference in New DelhiFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in a 2024 uprising and has been living in India ever since, has pledged to return to Bangladesh in December despite being sentenced to death in November 2025. © ReutersMASUM BI

Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina vows to return despite threat  thenationalnews.com

Sheikh Hasina declared she is not afraid of arrest upon her return to Bangladesh in December. She stated her return is for the nation's future and to set it on the right track. Dhaka reacted sharply, calling her an absconding convicted genocider and expressing regret over the event. Hasina described the July Uprising a

Says foreign ministry; Hasina reiterates plans for Dec return

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has questioned whether people are better off after the 2024 political upheaval.

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country despite facing a death sentence, calling it her “duty” to help rescue a country she described as sliding into economic distress and democratic decline.

Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on ousted PM Hasina's planned speech in New Delhi  Dawn