The possibility of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India next month for the BRICS Summit “remains slim” unless an appropriate environment based on “mutual trust” is created, along with a “dignified invitation” from New Delhi, his Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir has said.
“Prime Minister Modi just mentioned one thing. We need to meet.
He said Dhaka is in no hurry to arrange a top-level visit without clearly defined national interests. “The possibility of the Prime Minister visiting India ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit remains slim unless an appropriate environment is created based on consensus between the two countries on specific issues and a dignified invitation,” Mr. Kobir said. On Tuesday (August 18, 2026), Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed that the two leaders need to meet and that he wants his Bangladeshi counterpart Rahman’s proposed visit to India to be “memorable”. 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 at a reception hosted by the Indian High Commission for leading Bangladeshi business leaders and a visiting delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Referring to the youth-led protest in 2024 that led to the fall of the Hasina-led Awami League government, he said India needed to “properly understand the reality” of the events and the sacrifices made during the movement. 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. The Bangladesh government has already lodged diplomatic protests with India over the matter and would continue to use diplomatic channels to prevent what it described as anti-Bangladesh activities from Indian territory, he said. Earlier reporting noted: Chances of Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s visit to India ‘very slim’, says top aide The chances of a visit to India by Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before the Brics Summit are “very slim” and the issue will depend on a “change in the mindset” of the Indian leadership, a top aide of Rahman has said. There is no justification for a hasty summit visit beyond national interests,” he said in the interview published in Bengali. Earlier reporting noted: “Unless a suitable environment is created based on consensus between both countries on specific issues and a respectful invitation, the chances of the Prime Minister’s visit to India before the upcoming BRICS summit are very slim.”
Earlier reporting noted: “It is necessary to be sure what kind of relationship India wants to build with the elected government in Bangladesh with a mandate of two-thirds of the people.
