The Indian delegation was led by BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary, while BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui headed the Bangladesh side.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday responded to media queries regarding the press statement issued by the interim government of Bangladesh.
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka held a send-off for nearly 550 Bangladeshi students selected for the 2025 ICCR scholarships. High Commissioner Pranay Verma encouraged them to strengthen India-Bangladesh ties through their academic journey in India.
The four-member team came to Bangladesh on 23 July 2025, in pursuance of the assurance of support and assistance extended by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in the wake of the devastating air crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka on 21 July 2025.
" We want India-Bangladesh relations to do well for the people of Bangladesh and the people of India. So that is what our approach is, a positive approach, and that remains," Jaiswal said.
"If we want to maintain cordial relations, then we must talk with each other. We cannot be making policies by crossing each other's signals. We must engage and we must diffuse. Bangladesh and India cannot afford to have hostile relations with each other," he said.
Shams, while speaking with ANI, said that India and Bangladesh said that extradition is not the only issue between the two nations, and both countries are working for their "multi-faceted" and "multi-dimensional" relationship
In an interview with Prothomalo, General Waker-Uz-Zaman said that India and Bangladesh have a "give and take relationship" and added that the relations must be based on fairness.
Foreign Affairs advisor, Mohammed Touhid Hossain has said that the worshipers who want to perform Durga Puja in Bangladesh "have the opportunity to do so," adding that Durga Puja has been performed in the country for ages.
"...I am not a person right to answer this, if there is a request from there (Ministry of Home and Ministry of Law) we have to ask for her, you know, return to Bangladesh. If there is a demand from there, that creates an embarrassing situation for the Indian government. So I think the Ind