{"id":8563,"date":"2026-08-04T13:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:06:36","slug":"private-media-entity-organising-it-govt-says-no-role-in-sheikh-hasinas-proposed-august-5-event-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8563","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Private media entity organising it&#8217;: Govt says &#8216;no role&#8217; in Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s proposed August 5 event | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132860717,imgsize-64448,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sheikh-hasina-media-event.jpg\" alt=\"'Private media entity organising it': Govt says 'no role' in Sheikh Hasina's proposed August 5 event\" title=\"Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been living in Delhi since August 5, 2025 (File photo\/AP)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been living in Delhi since August 5, 2025 (File photo\/AP)\">Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been living in Delhi since August 5, 2025 (File photo\/AP)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said the government has no involvement in a proposed media event to be attended by former Bangladesh Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sheikh-hasina\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheikh Hasina<\/a>, stressing that it is being organised by a &#8220;private media entity&#8221; and that New Delhi does not endorse any views that may be expressed at the forum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The event is scheduled for Wednesday, on the second anniversary of Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s resignation as Bangladesh prime minister. She stepped down on August 5, 2024, following weeks of student-led protests and has been living in Delhi since then.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;The interaction you refer to is being organised by a private media entity. The government has no involvement whatsoever in it. Neither does it endorse any views that may be expressed at the forum,&#8221; MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a bi-weekly media briefing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>His remarks came a day after Bangladesh&#8217;s state minister for foreign affairs, Shama Obaed Islam, asked New Delhi to clarify its stand on a possible public appearance by the Awami League chief.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cWe are moving forward with India with a forward-looking approach. We don\u2019t want it to be damaged, and I firmly believe that India doesn\u2019t want it either. So, India has to clarify whether it is supporting it or not,\u201d she said while addressing reporters at the ministry of foreign affairs in Dhaka.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The issue was also discussed during a meeting between Bangladesh&#8217;s foreign affairs adviser Humayun Kabir and India&#8217;s newly appointed High Commissioner to Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi, on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The event at the Foreign Correspondents&#8217; Club of South Asia in New Delhi will mark Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s first public appearance since her ouster. The former prime minister, who recently announced plans to return to Bangladesh by December, has been sentenced to death by an International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka for &#8220;crimes against humanity&#8221; in connection with her government&#8217;s crackdown on student protesters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>She has rejected the verdict, calling it political vendetta.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(with ANI inputs)<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/private-media-entity-organising-it-govt-says-no-role-in-sheikh-hasinas-proposed-august-5-event\/articleshow\/132860707.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has been living in Delhi since August 5, 2025 (File photo\/AP) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said the government has no involvement in a proposed media event to be attended by former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, stressing that it is being organised by a 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