India envoy says Modi-Rahman meeting can ease Bangladesh tensions

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Monday (August 10, 2026) called on Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman amid tensions in bilateral relations generated after exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a virtual press conference here on August 5, in which she criticised Mr. Rahman’s government.

Diplomatic sources in New Delhi have interpreted the meeting as a positive development, as it came at a time when Dhaka is also hosting a high-level security-related delegation from India. Sources further informed that the meeting was cordial and that the Bangladeshi side consisted of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and Foreign Affairs Adviser to the PM Humayun Kobir. High Commissioner Trivedi was accompanied by Deputy Chief of Mission Pawan Badhe.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman (centre) met with Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi (second from right) against the backdrop of the controversy generated by Sheikh Hasina’s August 5 press conference. Photo: Special Arrangement