1.2. Evolution

♤ Despite the bonhomie of initial years the relations soured especially since the military coup and assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the ascendance of the Military ruler Zia ur Rahman in the year 1975.

♤ Bangladesh remained under Military or Quasi Military rule for 1975 to 1990.

♤ This period, for most part, the relations were marked by brief periods of raised expectations and longer period coldness.

♤ Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Pary (BNP) became the Prime Minister in 1991. In 1996 Awami League came to Power under Sheikh Hasina. In 2001 she lost to the BNP and Khaleda Zia. 2008 Saw the victory of Awami league under Shiekh Hasina

♤ One of the worst periods in India-Bangladesh relations was between 2001 and 2006. Only minor protocols or agreements were signed during this time and there was a surge in insurgency activities in the Northeast with the United Liberation Front of Asom and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland, among other outfits, crossing the border for training.