The phone conversation between the two leaders also occurred against a backdrop of heavy global turbulence, including ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as concerns over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

The US State Department reiterated its position on the Delhi chief minister's arrest even after the Indian Ministry of External Affairs released a statement against it and summoned a diplomat stationed in India.

Some critics say Sheikh Hasina expresses her wrath regarding Yunus because the world recognises him way more than her or her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The apparent US inaction in Bangladesh could be read as a ‘low energy extension period’.