India does not support any particular party in Bangladesh, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he met Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok today.

"Our relationship is people-to-people," Modi told Yunus, according to a statement issued by the CA's press wing following the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders since the fall of Awami League government through a mass uprising on August 5, last year.

বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা জনাব মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের সাথে সাক্ষাৎ করেছি। ভারত বাংলাদেশের সাথে একটি গঠনমূলক ও জনকেন্দ্রিক সম্পর্কের প্রতি প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ।

আমি বাংলাদেশে শান্তি, স্থিতিশীলতা, অন্তর্ভুক্তি ও গণতন্ত্রের প্রতি ভারতের সমর্থন পুনর্ব্যক্ত করেছি।… pic.twitter.com/RVbR5WQ9nu

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 4, 2025

Former PM Sheikh Hasina fled to India where she was sheltered by the Indian government.

Bangladesh in December last year sent a letter to India seeking to extradite Hasina who faces cases of mass killings and corruption back in Bangladesh.

The CA enquired about the status of Bangladesh's request for the extradition of Hasina, which remains pending with the Indian government.

Yunus, who assumed the chairmanship of BIMSTEC, sought the support of India for a Free Trade Agreement among the seven members of the group.

He called for discussions to renew the Ganges Water Treaty and to conclude the Teesta Water Sharing Agreement.

Modi congratulated Yunus on his assumption of the BIMSTEC chairmanship, and he greeted him on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

The Indian Prime Minister said New Delhi has always attached "highest priority" to its relationship with Dhaka.

He said the history of the two neighbours is intricately linked, and it goes back to the birth of Bangladesh.

Modi recalled the global stature of Yunus and that India would always support a progressive, democratic and inclusive Bangladesh.

Although this was the first direct meeting between these two heads of government, Professor Yunus emphasised that the countries have remained engaged in numerous bilateral interactions over the past eight months.

Addressing the challenges facing the relationship between the two countries, Yunus said, "We seek to work together with you to set the relationship on the right track for the benefit of both our peoples."