Bangladesh awaits India's response to Muhammad Yunus-Narendra Modi meeting proposal
The Hindu
Bangladesh awaits India's response for a meeting between Chief Adviser Yunus and PM Modi at BIMSTEC Summit.
Bangladesh on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) said it was awaiting a response from India to its proposal for a meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok next week.
"From our side, we are fully ready for the meeting. Now, we await a positive response from India,” Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin said at a media briefing here, outlining the Chief Adviser’s forthcoming visits to China and Thailand.
Dhaka earlier sent a letter to India proposing a meeting between Mr. Yunus and Mr. Modi amid a strained bilateral relation after the August 5, 2024 regime change in Bangladesh when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year Awami League regime was toppled and she virtually fled to India.
Mr. Modi and Mr. Yunus are likely to visit Thailand to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit. Dhaka has proposed their meeting on the sidelines of the event.
Jashim Uddin acknowledged the existing “strain” in bilateral relations but said this could be overcome if a bilateral meeting is held between the two leaders.
Last week in Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said he had no update on any planned meeting between the two leaders.
Mr. Yunus will be in Bangkok to attend the BIMSTEC summit from April 2-4.
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