Yunus's remarks had not gone down well in New Delhi, they said.

In the interview with PTI last Sunday, Yunus criticised ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for commenting on developments in Bangladesh while in India.

He also said India should move beyond the "narrative" that every political party other than Hasina's Awami League is "Islamist".

"If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh wants her back, the condition would be that she has to keep quiet," Yunus said. "Sitting in India, she is speaking and giving instructions. No one likes it. It's not good for us or India."

The Bangladeshi side has told India "quite firmly" that Hasina should keep quiet as "she has been given shelter there and she is campaigning from there".

There has been no comment so far from the Indian side to Yunus's remarks. However, the people cited above said such comments weren't conducive to better relations.