‘No role’ in Hasina’s media event: MEA says it doesn’t endorse anything said at the forum

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INDIA ON Friday clarified that it had no role in the media event organised by ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, and stated that it does not endorse anything said at the forum about the “duly constituted government” of Bangladesh. The statement comes two days after Hasina announced in a virtual press conference that she plans to return to her country in December. My return and the return of the family to the democratic process is not about power. I want to return to Bangladesh for one purpose: to stand beside the people and help improve their lives. Hasina, who has been living in India ever since her ouster in August 2024, faces a death sentence in Bangladesh.