Overview

• Bangladesh foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain says India continues to return alleged undocumented nationals without following formal deportation procedures
• Dhaka intends to send a substantive diplomatic note to New Delhi to invoke an existing consular mechanism for dispute resolution
• India has supplied lists of suspected Bangladeshi nationals and Dhaka reports it has verified and repatriated a number of individuals through case-by-case reviews
• Bangladesh acknowledges significant delays in its own verification process while India cites slow take-back responses for confirmed citizens
• India’s cancellation of key transshipment routes has lessened Bangladesh’s dependency on its neighbour and underscored calls for structured bilateral dialogue