Bangladesh PM Rahman likely to visit India between August 20-25; dates under discussion: Reports
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- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to make his first official visit to India between August 20-25, with final dates under discussion.
- The visit is significant amid recent diplomatic tensions, particularly concerning the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- Rahman's office expressed hope that India will expedite the extradition process for Hasina, who was ousted in 2024.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to undertake his first official visit to India between August 20 and August 25, according to diplomatic sources cited by the Daily Star. Both Dhaka and New Delhi are currently in discussions to finalize the exact dates for the bilateral engagement.
Both sides have been interested in a bilateral visit, but the schedule was an issue. After weighing various schedules, the top officials of both countries have come close to a schedule between August 20 and 25.
Sources indicate that both countries have been keen to arrange the visit, but scheduling issues have posed a hurdle. "After weighing various schedules, the top officials of both countries have come close to a schedule between August 20 and 25," a diplomatic source in New Delhi told The Daily Star. Two specific date ranges, August 20-21 and August 21-22, are reportedly under consideration.
The proposed visit gains significance in the context of recent diplomatic tensions between Bangladesh and India. These tensions are partly fueled by public remarks made from India by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been in India since her ouster following a student-led uprising in 2024. During a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka, Rahman's office conveyed Bangladesh's "hope" that India will expedite the extradition process for Hasina.
Bangladesh expressed hope that India will expedite the extradition process of Sheikh Hasina.
This diplomatic dialogue follows a virtual press interaction by Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on August 5, organized by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia. The event marked the second anniversary of her ouster and drew strong objections from Dhaka. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated that the government had no involvement in the event, characterizing it as organized by a "private media entity."
The interaction you refer to is being organized by a private media entity.
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