Overview
- On Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters India wants positive, constructive and forward-looking ties with Bangladesh and is ready to use existing structured mechanisms to discuss bilateral issues.
- Bangladesh is listed among seven foreign nations taking part in the Indian Air Force’s multilateral exercise Tarang Shakti at Jodhpur from September 26 to October 12, a concrete example of limited practical engagement between the two countries.
- Officials gave no confirmation that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will meet the Bangladeshi delegation on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, even as Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is in the city for UNGA engagements.
- Several media outlets report that Bangladesh’s foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam may be posted as high commissioner to New Delhi, but that appointment has not been formally confirmed by either side.
- Bilateral ties fell after the August 2024 political upheaval in Dhaka and the change of government in February; the current moves show a step-by-step, rules-based approach to normalization that could ease cooperation on security, trade and border management if ministerial talks and formal postings follow.