Modi tells Yunus to avoid divisive rhetoric

IN THEIR FIRST meeting since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina last August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief advisor to the Bangladesh interim government, Muhammad Yunus, on Friday underlined their concerns upfront.

- SHUBHAJIT ROY

During talks, said to be a sharp 40-minute meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Modi raised the issue of the safety of Hindus and other minorities who have been targeted in Bangladesh while Yunus asked him about Dhaka's request for the extradition of Hasina who fled to India after her ouster.