PM Tarique Rahman’s trip stalled: What it means for Bangladesh-India ties
New Delhi, India – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first trip to India has been put on hold, highlighting the strained ties between the two South Asian neighbours since the July 2024 student-led uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. Since coming to power in February, Rahman – the son of Hasina’s archrival, the late Khaleda Zia – has aimed to improve ties with India.
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- Fact 1: New Delhi, India – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first trip to India has been put on hold, highlighting the strained ties between the two South Asian neighbours since the July 2024 student-led uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
- Fact 2: Dhaka says that the August 5 press conference has “vitiated” the atmosphere, adding that “a propitious environment needs to be created for the visit” of Prime Minister Rahman.
- Fact 3: Vehicles move past a mural of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at the University of Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 29, 2026 [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]What’s up with Rahman’s India visit?
- Fact 4: But those plans for a visit were already derailed after Dhaka took offence to Hasina virtually addressing a presser at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in New Delhi on August 5, marking two years of her ouster.
New Delhi, India – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first trip to India has been put on hold, highlighting the strained ties between the two South Asian neighbours since the July 2024 student-led uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. Since coming to power in February, Rahman – the son of Hasina’s archrival, the late Khaleda Zia – has aimed to improve ties with India.
But a press conference conducted by Hasina, who lives in India in exile, has riled Bangladesh. Dhaka says that the August 5 press conference has “vitiated” the atmosphere, adding that “a propitious environment needs to be created for the visit” of Prime Minister Rahman. For now, Rahman’s trip looks uncertain, as Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said officials from both countries have been engaged in talks for “several weeks” to work out a possible solution.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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