Dhaka: Bangladesh ( Bangladesh f) has further increased its hostility with India with one of its latest decisions. The interim government led by Mohammad Yunus on Sunday cancelled the proposed training programme for 50 judges and judicial officers in India by revoking an earlier notification. This is expected to increase the tension between the two countries. A spokesperson of Bangladesh’s Law Ministry said without giving details, “The notification has been cancelled.” This decision has been taken in compliance with the directive of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The government-run Bangladesh Sambad Sanstha had given this news a day earlier in which it was said that 50 judges of lower courts will participate in a one-day training programme at the National Judicial Academy and State Judicial Academy in Madhya Pradesh from February 10. The trainee judges selected under the programme included District and Sessions Judges or equivalent officers, Additional District and Sessions Judges, Joint District Judges, Senior Assistant Judges and Assistant Judges.
The Government of India was to bear the entire cost of the programme
The Government of India was to bear the entire cost of the training programmes. India and Bangladesh have had strained relations ever since ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina moved to New Delhi on August 5 last year following a massive student-led agitation that toppled her Awami League’s 16-year-long government. Members of the Hindu community and their places of worship have come under frequent attacks since the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus came to power on August 8. India has already expressed concern to Bangladesh regarding these attacks, especially after a Hindu saint was arrested in a sedition case last month.