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The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey Bangladesh’s strong concerns over India allowing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to continue making “incendiary” statements while on Indian soil.

In a statement, the ministry said Hasina, a fugitive, has been calling on her supporters to engage in terrorist activities aimed at destabilising the country and derailing the upcoming national elections.

It also drew the Indian envoy’s attention to “anti-Bangladesh activities” by fugitive Awami League members currently based in India. “These activities include planning, organising and facilitating terrorist acts inside Bangladesh with the objective of disrupting the forthcoming elections.”

“The Indian government was called upon to expeditiously act to end the criminal actions by these fascist terrorists and extradite them to Bangladesh as soon as possible,” the statement said.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has, however, “rejected” the assertions made in the statement.

The Bangladesh foreign ministry’s statement reiterated its demand for the immediate extradition of Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal so they can face the In a

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