Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman’s p roposed visit to India to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has said, stressing that closer ties between the two leaders would ultimately benefit people and businesses in both countries.
Rahman would receive an appropriate welcome during his visit to India, news portal tbsnews.net reported. Modi had conveyed that the two leaders needed to meet and assured that Mr. “Prime Minister Modi just mentioned one thing. We need to meet. Mr. Modi wanted Mr. “Ultimately, the benefit will go to people and businesses.
The Envoy’s remarks on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) came as uncertainty looms over Mr. Rahman’s proposed visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit on September 12-13 amid fresh strains in bilateral ties over Dhaka’s demand for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking at a reception hosted by the Indian High Commission here on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) for leading Bangladeshi business leaders and a visiting delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mr.
Trivedi said Mr. And you can tell them on my behalf that you have the prime minister of India’s assurance that when the honourable prime minister of Bangladesh visits India, he will have such an honourable reception as he deserves,” he said. Rahman’s visit to be “memorable”, underlining that stronger engagement between the two leaders would benefit both the neighbours. Business people all over the world have a big role to play in bridging this gap,” he said.
Highlighting India’s “Neighbourhood First” policy, Mr. Trivedi said the two countries had gone through “hiccups” but should not allow differences to undermine their broader relationship. The Ministry of External Affairs maintained that it had no role in the media event concerning Hasina and it does not endorse anything said at the forum about the Bangladesh government.
