Foreign Secretary Misri arrives in Dhaka for talks amid frosty India-Bangladesh ties

Mr. Misri reached Dhaka on an Indian Air Force jet, officials said.

A senior Bangladesh Foreign Ministry official received him at the airport. Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma was also present at the airport.

He is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin and meet the country's de-facto Foreign Minister Mohammad Touhid Hossain.

Foreign Ministry officials said according to the draft schedule Mr. Misri would have a private meeting with Uddin at the State Guest House Padma at 11 a.m. before joining a formal meeting or foreign office consultation (FOC).