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Bangladesh has not 'handed over' St Martin's island to US: govt officials

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A photo was shared on November 1, 2024 on Facebook with a Bengali -language caption that read, "The process of handing over Saint Martin's is over! Alas, the unfortunate nation will cry for the Sheikh 's daughter one day !" It was shared by a former leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League , the student wing of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina 's Awami League party .

The Bangladesh military said the photo was taken during routine Land Forces Talks ( LFT ) with 19 of its representatives and a 17 -member delegation from the US Army .