Dhaka, April 8 -- Amid a lack of response from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the request for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return during a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok, the interim government has said both sides will work on the issue.

Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain and Chief Advisor's top aide Khalilur Rahman addressed questions from journalists in separate press conferences in Dhaka on Tuesday.

When asked about Modi's reaction to the request raised by Bangladesh, Touhid said at the foreign ministry: "Look, the matter was brought up, but no final decision has been made yet. That's all I can say."

Amid tensions in bilateral relations following the fall of the Awami League government, Yunus and M...