India on alert at Bangladesh border, confirms Hasina in New Delhi
New Delhi — The Indian foreign minister said that India, which shares a long land border with Bangladesh, has put its border forces on high alert following the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government. He also confirmed that the former prime minister is in the Indian capital after she fled the country Monday, following weeks of widespread protests led by students. “At very short notice, she [Hasina] requested approval to come for the moment to India. We simultaneously received a request for flight clearance from the Bangladesh authorities. Читать дальше...