Ties strained, India-Bangladesh consular talks postponed
DHAKA: The fifth Bangladesh-India consular dialogue – scheduled to be held in Dhaka on Nov 17-18 – has been postponed, indicating that bilateral mechanisms between the two countries appear to have stalled, with little tangible progress on key areas of cooperation. On Nov 3, an inter-ministerial meeting was held at the ministry of foreign affairs in Dhaka as part of preparation for the consular dialogue between the two countries. The fourth round of consular dialogue was held on May 29, 2024, in New Delhi.
The dialogue was supposed to discuss former PM Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, cross-border issues, border management, streamlining visa processes, repatriating citizens detained in either country, securing the release and repatriation of fishermen, and fostering mutual legal cooperation. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.