India PM Modi shows support for Bangladesh’s Yunus

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi supports Bangladesh’s interim leader.
• Modi’s support for Bangladesh is reaffirmed, despite widespread human rights abuses.
• The new interim government is committed to restoring law and order and protecting all minorities.

On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered support to Bangladesh’s interim leader, who assumed power after New Delhi’s autocratic ally, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted. Modi made these comments following a phone call with Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate leading the caretaker administration formed after former Prime Minister Hasina fled to India.

Hasina’s fall has raised concerns in New Delhi, which holds key investments and maintains close security ties with its eastern neighbor.

Modi “reaffirmed India’s support for democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive Bangladesh,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Hasina’s 15-year rule witnessed widespread human rights abuses, including mass detention and extrajudicial killings of her political opponents. However, Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government favored Hasina over her rivals from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, whom it viewed as closer to conservative Islamist groups. Immediately after Hasina’s fall, reports emerged of attacks on Hindus throughout Muslim-majority Bangladesh.

The security situation has since improved significantly. Hindus, the largest minority faith in Bangladesh, were a steadfast support base for Hasina’s party, the Awami League.

Modi “underlined the importance of ensuring the safety and protection of Hindus and all other minority communities in Bangladesh,” India’s foreign ministry said.

Bangladesh’s new interim government has already committed to restoring law and order and protecting all minorities. On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered support to Bangladesh’s interim leader, who assumed power after New Delhi’s autocratic ally, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted.

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