Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has categorically refuted claims circulating on social media—and amplified by a Cabinet colleague—that Bangladesh has cancelled 10 agreements with India under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC).
Speaking to journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Hossain stated that only one agreement has been formally cancelled, and that many of the projects listed online “do not even exist.”
His remarks came in response to a post by Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, who earlier shared a list on his verified Facebook account suggesting multiple LoC-funded deals with India had either been scrapped or were under review.
“The list that has been circulated appears to have originated from an unknown source and was later reposted by an adviser with a personal comment,” Touhid said, without directly naming his colleague. He declined to comment further on the social media post but sought to clarify the record by reading out the official status of LoC-related agreements.
According to Touhid, the only agreement cancelled was the one concerning the purchase of tugboats from India, which was terminated through mutual discussion between the two governments.
He added that several other agreements remain under review, but no decisions on cancellation have been taken.
“Many of the so-called ‘agreements’ mentioned in the viral list are either misreported or entirely fictional,” he emphasised.
When asked about recent developments regarding Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an issue that has occasionally surfaced in political discourse, Adviser Touhid said there were no updates on the matter.
The clarification comes amid growing public confusion fueled by unverified social media posts and underscores the government’s effort to provide accurate information on sensitive bilateral engagements with India, a key development partner under the LoC framework.