Indian envoy reassures Dhaka of Delhi’s intent to rebuild ties

Dhaka: India is willing to rebuild ties with Bangladesh with a “forward-looking app­roach”, Indian High Commiss­ioner Pranay Verma conveyed to PM Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became PM following his Bangladesh Nati­onalist Party’s victory in the Feb election.

The ties came under severe strain during the past tenure of interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

Verma and Rahman “discussed bilateral engagement with a focus on people-centric cooperation in multiple dom­ains aligned with the national development priorities of the two countries,” the Indian High Commission said on X.

The High Commissioner also conveyed “India’s intent to work together with the Government and people of Bangladesh by adopting a positive, constructive and forward-looking approach and based on mutual interest and mutual benefit.” Meanwhile, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman will visit Delhi for 3 days from Tuesday.