Overview
- Bangladesh’s foreign minister met S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday in the first senior visit by the new BNP government, producing a pledge to deepen ties through early follow-up meetings using existing mechanisms.
- India told Dhaka it will ease visas in the coming weeks, with a focus on medical and business categories that many Bangladeshis rely on for treatment and trade.
- Bangladesh asked India to raise supplies of diesel, other fuels and fertiliser, and Hardeep Singh Puri indicated the request would be considered readily and favourably as Dhaka grapples with import disruptions from the West Asia conflict.
- Dhaka formally renewed its demand that India extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex–home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, yet both sides signalled the issue will not block broader cooperation.
- Both governments said suspects arrested in India over the killing of activist Sharif Osman Hadi will be returned to Bangladesh under procedures in their extradition treaty.