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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka and Penelope MacRae in Delhi

India-Bangladesh relations hit new low over exiled PM’s speech to press in Delhi

Journalists film a panel discussion during Sheikh Hasina's virtual address at a media event
Journalists listen to the virtual address by Hasina, hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Bangladesh has lashed out at India for allowing the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to address journalists in New Delhi, plunging already strained bilateral relations to a fresh low.

Dhaka accused India of giving a platform to a fugitive it labelled a “convicted genocider” and of undermining efforts to repair ties, after Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh in December despite facing a death sentence on charges of “crimes against humanity”.

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