India Bangladesh Ties

April 9, 2026 11:26 AM

India, Bangladesh discuss ways to deepen ties, review defence cooperation

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in New Delhi on Wednesday, where the two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties and exchanged views on regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir was also present during the meeting. Jaishankar reiterated India’s desire to engage constructively with the new government in Dhaka and further ...

December 22, 2025 4:54 PM

Hostility towards India being manufactured by extremists, says Sheikh Hasina; blames Yunus-led interim government for strained ties

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of deliberately stoking anti-India sentiment, empowering extremist elements and weakening law and order, saying the current strain in India-Bangladesh relations is “entirely of Yunus’s making”. In an email interview with ANI, Hasina said hostility towards India was being “manufactured by extremists who have been emboldened by the Yunus regime”, and asserted that New Delhi’s concerns ...

February 14, 2025 3:50 PM

Foreign Secretary Misri hopes for stable, constructive ties with Bangladesh after Modi-Trump talks

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared concerns over recent developments in Bangladesh with US President Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House. Addressing a press briefing after the meeting, the foreign secretary confirmed that the issue was discussed between the two leaders and expressed hope for stable and constructive relations between India and Bangladesh. “This was a subject that was discussed between the two leaders. The ...