Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the anarchists had tried to create Sri Lanka type mayhem in the country during the recent quota reform movement and they planned to topple the government.
“Actually, they (the anarchists) planned to create Sri Lanka type violence and oust the government,” she said when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka. Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Md Nayeemul Islam Khan briefed the reporters after the call on, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
Sheikh Hasina said the recent movement centering quota reform was not a normal movement at all, rather at one stage it turned into almost a terrorist-like attack. The Prime Minister expressed her sadness and sorrow at the loss of lives and properties in the recent mayhem.
While talking about relationships with the neighbouring countries, she said that the doors of Bangladesh are open for strengthening connectivity among Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan.
The Indian High Commissioner also expressed condolence for the loss of lives and properties. He welcomed the normalcy that steadily is being restored, and the gradual resumption of economic activities in Bangladesh, reports BSS.
Pranay Verma said that India, as the closest neighbour, always gives support to the Bangladesh government and its people for the vision of a progressive and prosperous Bangladesh.
He said that the successful visit of PM Hasina to India achieved substantial outcomes which consolidated the past achievements and created a blueprint for the future cooperation.
“And based on the two countries’ national development visions, Vision 2041 for Bangladesh and Vision 2047 for India, both countries entered into a new era of cooperation,” the envoy said.
He said there will be cooperation in the fields of digitalization, green, joint development of satellite and other new areas of cooperation like blue economy, oceanography and fintech. “That means future-oriented partnership based on our people-shared aspirations for the future,” he added.
PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, Ambassador-at-Large Mohammad Ziauddin and Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present.
By – Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka)