External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and BIMSTEC.<\/p>\n
“Met Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain of the Interim Government of Bangladesh. The conversation was focused on our bilateral relationship, as also on BIMSTEC,” the minister said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) includes seven countries: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh will be the next chair of the BIMSTEC summit, which will take place in Bangkok from April 2 to 4 this year.<\/p>\n
Hossain met Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Oman as part of efforts to prevent further strains in bilateral ties.<\/p>\n
The close ties between India and Bangladesh came under severe strain after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to leave the country in the face of a massive anti-government protest in August last year.<\/p>\n
Nobel Peace laureate Mohammad Yunus came to power days after Hasina fled to India.<\/p>\n
The relations deteriorated further over attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
There had been a spate of incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities, as well as attacks on temples in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster that triggered strong concerns in New Delhi.<\/p>\n
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