Momen urges India to do whatever needed to keep Hasina in power

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen Thursday said he urged the Indian government to do whatever is necessary so that Sheikh Hasina-led government could stay in power.

The Foreign Minister made the remarks while addressing at a Janmashtami programme in Chattogram on Thursday evening.

“I went to India and told them (Indian government) to do whatever is needed to keep Hasina in power,” the minister said.

“I told the Indian side that Sheikh Hasina must be sustained. Bangladesh will continue to march towards development and will truly become a country free of communalism under her leadership,”he added.

“If someone takes the country to the path of instability to shake Sheikh Hasina’s government, then it is a danger for everyone. We want stability,” Momen said.

The Foreign Minister said they told the Indian government that the two countries will work in such a way that neither side promotes instigative behaviors to maintain law and order and stability.

“If we can do that, it’s good for both Bangladesh and India,” Momen said, adding that India does not need to face extra expenditure in its border areas as Sheikh Hasina is there in power.

He said thousands of people from Bangladesh visit India every year and many Indians work in Bangladesh as there is development in Bangladesh.

“This has been possible as the two countries are going through a Golden Chapter.”