During the press conference, Ms. Hasina had alleged that the interim government led by Prof. Mohammed Yunus had sought to “erase the Liberation War” and the memory of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. ‘Grievous insult’At the same time as Ms. Hasina’s press event was being held at the FCC, the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi organised an event in memory of the students who died in the mass uprising in July 2024. In Bangladesh, firebombs were hurled, and windows were smashed at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s residence after he spoke through video link at Ms. Hasina’s press conference. Following the event, the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement describing the event and Ms. Hasina’s accusations “as an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh and a grievous insult to the martyrs of the July Revolution.” On Tuesday (August 4, 2026), External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had described Ms. Hasina’s event as an initiative by a ‘private media entity’ and explained that the Indian government had no involvement in the event.