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Bangladesh undecided on PM Rahman’s India visit amid extradition row
Bangladesh undecided on PM Rahman’s India visit amid extradition row
Bangladesh has not decided whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit India for the BRICS summit next month, as Dhaka awaits New Delhi's response to its extradition request for deposed premier Sheikh…
Bangladesh has not decided whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit India for the BRICS summit next month, as Dhaka awaits New Delhi's response to its extradition request for deposed premier Sheikh Hasina. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has held several meetings with Bangladeshi leaders in recent weeks and said on Monday that the visit should happen "much sooner" despite differences, adding that "issues can only be sorted out by meeting."
Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser, Humayun Kobir, said Dhaka is "in no hurry" to arrange a top-level visit without clearly defined national interests. Bangladesh's foreign ministry previously said diplomatic discussions were "severely disrupted" by Hasina's virtual press conference in August 2026. Hasina, 78, was ousted in August 2024 and sentenced to death in absentia for ordering a crackdown on protesters. She has been living in India since fleeing Dhaka. Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman said any visit must be based on "equality, mutual respect and friendship."
Indian Opinion Analysis
New Indian Express frames the visit uncertainty mainly as a diplomatic scheduling issue, quoting the Indian High Commissioner's optimism that meetings can resolve differences. Rediff.com leads with Dhaka's extradition demand for Sheikh Hasina as the explicit condition, quoting Bangladesh officials saying there is 'no hurry'. Both sources agree on the basic facts but differ sharply on what drives the delay: Trivedi's push for engagement versus Bangladesh's insistence on Hasina's handover first. Rediff.com reports direct quotes from Dhaka linking the visit decision to India's extradition response, which New Indian Express underplays. The measured read is that bilateral trust has eroded significantly since Hasina's ouster and conviction. Watch for whether India formally responds to the extradition request before the BRICS summit next month, as that will signal the trajectory of this bilateral reset.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): newindianexpress.com (neutral report), newindianexpress.com (2) (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
