Hasina spat stalls Bangladesh-India reset. What would break the deadlock?

By Moudud Ahmmed Sujan. Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026.

What happened

When a news conference shattered those efforts, dhaka, Bangladesh – New Delhi and Dhaka had been quietly planning Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's first visit to India since taking office earlier this year.

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, convicted of crimes against humanity in her country, addressed a news conference held in the heart of the Indian capital by video on August 5, where she, her son and other party colleagues criticised the mass uprising that had brought her down.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around hasina spat stalls Bangladesh-India reset. What would break the deadlock? Point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.