Foreign adviser urges India to change its narrative about Bangladesh

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said India should change its narrative about Bangladesh.

“They are trying to establish a narrative that, except for only one party, all other parties in Bangladesh are extremist. I think they should give up this effort,” the foreign advisor said when asked to comment on Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks.

Responding to a question at a press conference in Washington about the situation in Bangladesh, Rahul Gandhi said that there are concerns in India about "extremist elements" in the neighbouring country. "We share some of those concerns," he said.

The government does not have any information that extremism is rising in the country, the Bangladesh foreign adviser said while talking to newspersons at the Foreign Ministry.

“And those who are in the government do not have such an agenda or such a background,” the adviser noted.

Responding to another question, he said that the Russian Ambassador who met him had raised the issue of the due payment against the loan for the Rooppur nuclear plant.

“I have assured him that the amount is kept in the escrow account and they need not worry about it,” Mr Touhid said.

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