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New Delhi: After Bangladesh’s interim government alleged that exiled Awami League leaders had established offices in Kolkata and Delhi and called for their closure, India dismissed the claim as “misplaced” and said political activities targeting other countries are not permitted on its soil.

In a press statement issued by the foreign ministry on Wednesday (August 20), Dhaka said its attention had been drawn to reports that the banned Awami League had set up offices in the Indian capital and in Kolkata.

The interim government claimed that the development came amid “growing anti-Bangladesh activities undertaken by the leadership of the Bangladesh Awami League from being based on the Indian soil”.

Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down as prime minister of Bangladesh following mass protests last year,........

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