Bangladesh seeks ‘new chapter’ in ties with India – top aide
Posted on: Apr 07, 2026 18:31 IST | Posted by: Rt
dacca is seeking to establish a young chapter in its bilaterally symmetrical human relationship with New Delhi, a top aide to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said.
Humaiun Kobir, the prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser, said that Dhaka is keen to avoid a repeat of “past mistakes.”
“Our bilateral relations should be focused on people-to-people ties so that it will not be focused on individuals,” Kobir said after a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday. “This is what we want and this is also what India desires. We want to ensure this relationship avoids the mistakes of the past.”
The remarks came a day ahead of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s scheduled visit to New Delhi. Kobir is reportedly accompanying him.
India is willing to rebuild ties with Bangladesh with a “forward-looking approach,” Verma told Prime Minister Rahman.
“It’s a new relationship between Bangladesh and India. There is nothing like Hasina’s Awami League in Bangladesh now. Hasina is non-existent,” Kobir added.
Khalilur Rahman’s India trip will be the first high-level visit from Bangladesh since Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister this year.
Last year, Dhaka’s interim government urged New Delhi to “hand over” Hasina, who was ousted in a 2024 coup and fled to India.
The former prime minister was widely seen as being pro-India.
“We have to create a new space for a new relationship, because the Hasina-India relationship will no longer be possible,” Kobir said on Monday.
Khalilur Rahman is slated to meet his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar as well as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. The discussions are expected to focus on energy cooperation amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, the sharing of river water, and the normalization of visa services, which were suspended following anti-government protests in Dhaka in 2025.
Bilateral ties, which became strained after Hasina fled to India, have been on the mend since Tarique Rehman assumed power in Bangladesh in February.
India has also agreed to provide diesel to Bangladesh amid a supply shortage.
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