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Bangladesh Home Minister Skips BIMSTEC Meet in India Amid Strained Ties
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News18•12-10-2026, 11:00
Bangladesh Home Minister Skips BIMSTEC Meet in India Amid Strained Ties
- •Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed will skip the inaugural meeting of BIMSTEC home ministers in New Delhi.
- •Home Affairs Senior Secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the two-day meeting.
- •The decision comes amid a downturn in diplomatic relations following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024.
- •Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had also previously skipped the BRICS summit outreach session in New Delhi last month.
- •The BIMSTEC meeting brings together member states to review regional security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and counter-terrorism efforts.
Key Questions Answered
Home Affairs Senior Secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury is leading the Bangladesh delegation at the two-day BIMSTEC meeting in New Delhi.
Bangladesh assumed the BIMSTEC chairmanship in April 2025.
Relations between India and Bangladesh have experienced a downturn following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024 and her subsequent flight to India, which remains a major contentious issue.
