Bangladesh seeks 'propitious environment' for PM Rahman's India visit
Bangladesh on Sunday said a "propitious environment needs to be created" by India for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit New Delhi, linking it to Dhaka's pending extradition requests regarding deposed premier Sheikh Hasina, according to a media report.
The development comes amid uncertainties over Rahman's visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit on September 12-13.
Rahman met Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on August 10.
During the meeting, he sought the extradition of Hasina, following up on formal requests sent to New Delhi so far.
But there was no clarity on whether he would visit New Delhi.
"Officials of Bangladesh and India have been in touch with each other for several weeks on the possibility of a bilateral visit by Hon'ble Prime Minister Mr Tarique Rahman to India," Bangladesh's foreign ministry spokesperson Shahidul Karim was quoted as saying by the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news portal on Sunday.
However, he told the media, the process was ..
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