Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Golam Mohammad (GM) Siraj stated that while divorce between a husband and wife is possible, severing relations with India is not. Siraj made the remarks during the 12th day of the second and first budget session of the 13th National Parliament on Monday, June 22nd, while participating in the discussion on the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget. The MP emphasized the importance of maintaining a neighborly relationship with India. He framed the India-Bangladesh connection as fundamentally different from personal relationships subject to dissolution. Siraj’s comments occurred within the context of a broader parliamentary debate on the national budget. Further details of his speech regarding the India relationship were not immediately available.
