Published: 12:25 AM, 03 September 2026
India seeks people-centric relations with Bangladesh: Dinesh Trivedi
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that his country is interested in building people-centric relations with Bangladesh.
The envoy came up with the remarks during a meeting with Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom at latter's office in Dhaka on Wednesday.
'The current government of India is working to fulfil people's aspirations by strengthening people-to-people relations," he said.
The Speaker said Bangladesh-India relations should move forward on the basis of mutual respect, sovereignty and people-to-people ties.
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad the Awami League government undermined the democratic rights of the people through staged elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024.
He said the 2024 student-people mass uprising paved the way for the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh, said a press release of parliament secretariat.
"During Sheikh Hasina's rule, relations between India and Bangladesh remained centred only on the governments," the Speaker said.
He said people-to-people relations should form the foundation of Bangladesh-India ties.
During the meeting, the Speaker and the High Commissioner exchanged views on parliamentary delegation visits, the Rohingya crisis and their rehabilitation, and exchanges in sports and culture as part of efforts to expand bilateral relations.
The High Commissioner also conveyed an invitation from the Speaker of India's Lok Sabha to Hafiz Uddin to visit India.
He stressed the importance of exchanging parliamentary delegations between Bangladesh and India.
Representatives of the Indian High Commission, Secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and relevant officials were present at the meeting.
>>Bernard Priyam, AA
