Indian envoy, B'desh minister discuss ways to deepen people-to-people ties
DHAKA, Sep 1: Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday met Bangladesh's Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Abdul Moyeen Khan and discussed ways to deepen people-to-people ties and strengthen local government structures. During the meeting, Minister of...
04:22 AM Sep 02, 2026 IST
DHAKA, Sep 1: Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday met Bangladesh's Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Abdul Moyeen Khan and discussed ways to deepen people-to-people ties and strengthen local government structures.
During the meeting, Minister of State Mir Shahe Alam was also present.
"The discussions focused on deepening the people-to-people ties between India and Bangladesh. They also discussed ways to strengthen the local government structures, which is a shared priority of the two democracies," the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a post on X.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, the Indian diplomat said his position as an envoy prevents him from commenting on Bangladesh's internal affairs.
"I am an ambassador. We do not want to say anything about internal politics, nor should we," he said when asked for comments on Dhaka's demand for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been sentenced to death after a trial in absentia.
"The people of the country and the majority government elected by the people's votes understand best what is good for the people," he said.
Trivedi, however, said decisions taken by the two countries "affect ordinary people", making it the governments' responsibility to ensure their welfare.
The envoy said people-to-people contact should be the main basis of bilateral ties and "as neighbours, we are equal. No one is bigger, and no one is smaller".
Dhaka-Delhi ties are described to have seen their lowest ebb during the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime after the ouster of Hasina's government in a violent street protest on August 5, 2024.
The Indian high commissioner said Bangladesh and India should look towards the future rather than remain stuck in the past.
"Although we cannot forget the past, there is no opportunity to remain stuck in it. If we remain stuck, development work will not happen," Trivedi said. (PTI)
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