Amidst simmering tensions, India-Bangladesh consular dialogue postponed

NEW DELHI Days after Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested Dhaka for a new passport and national identity card, the fifth India-Bangladesh consular dialogue that was scheduled to take place on November 17 and 18 has been postponed, a diplomatic source has confirmed. Sheikh Hasina | The rebel who became the ruler storyline 1 After Bangladesh rules out passport for Hasina, India says ‘travel document’ needed storyline 1 Also read | Sheikh Hasina’s return to Bangladesh: the hurdles, the risks and the politics | Explained https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sheikh-hasinas-return-to-bangladesh-the-hurdles-the-risks-and-the-politics-explained/article71685349.ece The source indicated that the postponement of the dialogue was mainly on account of growing tensions in the bilateral relationship caused by Ms. Hasina’s announcement that she will return to Bangladesh next month. The planned consular dialogue would have been the first such meeting between the two sides in more than two years.