After Hasina’s Delhi address, Indian envoy meets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman
The latest diplomatic engagement follows a virtual press interaction by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on August 5, marking the second anniversary of her ouster in a student-led uprising in 2024.
There is nothing negative here; everything is positive,” Trivedi said. “I feel that when… when two leaders meet, a lot of problems are solved. Problems are sorted out when we talk to each other. And I have full confidence that people are together, and the solution will definitely happen… it will happen. I am very confident. “The Prime Minister of Bangladesh… we all respect him a lot. I have listened to his speeches many times, and he talks from his heart. This, I have seen. He is a people’s person. And our Prime Minister is also of the people,” Trivedi added. The event drew strong objections from Dhaka.
Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Monday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in a significant diplomatic engagement between the two neighbours. The meeting came a day after Trivedi held a one-on-one discussion with Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman on Sunday, who also attended Monday’s meeting.
Earlier reporting noted: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to undertake his first official visit to India in the August 20-25 window, with the two capitals currently discussing the exact dates. Earlier reporting noted: The development comes after Trivedi held a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on August 11, a day after meeting Rahman in Dhaka. Earlier reporting noted: The proposed visit assumes significance amid recent diplomatic tensions between Bangladesh and India following deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s public remarks from New Delhi, where she has been living since being ousted after a student-led uprising on August 5, 2024.
Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the event was organised by a “private media entity” and that New Delhi does not endorse any views expressed there. Neither does it endorse any views that may be expressed at the forum,” Jaiswal said. India has distanced itself from Hasina’s engagement, saying the government has no involvement in the event held in the national capital. “The interaction you refer to is being organised by a private media entity. The government has no involvement whatsoever in it.