PM Modi wants Rahman’s India visit to be ‘memorable’, says Envoy to Bangladesh
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi stated that Prime Minister Modi aims to make the upcoming visit of Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman to India 'memorable'. The visit is currently uncertain due to diplomatic tensions regarding the extradition of former leader Sheikh Hasina.
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The diplomatic relationship between India and Bangladesh is critical for regional stability and economic cooperation in South Asia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman's p roposed visit to India to be "memorable", Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has said, stressing that closer ties between the two leaders would ultimately benefit people and businesses in both countries.
The Envoy's remarks on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) came as uncertainty looms over Mr. Rahman's proposed visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit on September 12-13 amid fresh strains in bilateral ties over Dhaka's demand for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
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