Bangladeshi channel Republic TV has reported that former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina will stay in India until the United Kingdom grants her asylum.
The TV channel says New Delhi is to supply Hasina with all the infrastructural support needed, as cited by the channel’s correspondent in New Delhi.
Also, based on information from unknown sources, ANI adds that the IAF and other security bodies of India are safeguarding Hasina by relocating her to a safe area.
Hasina is also likely to meet her daughter Saima Wazed, who resides in New Delhi and serves as the World Health Organisation's regional director for South-East Asia.
Security measures at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi's diplomatic zone, Chanakyapuri, have been heightened with additional barricades and increased police presence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a high-level meeting of the cabinet committee on security affairs tonight.
However, there was no official information on the discussions during the meeting, which concluded around 8:30 pm IST.
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