Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a June 4 letter extending Eid al-Adha greetings to Bangladesh and invoked shared values of sacrifice, compassion and brotherhood.
• Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus replied on June 6 with gratitude for Modi’s message and affirmed that mutual respect will guide cooperation between the two nations.
• Relations have remained strained since the August 2024 ouster of Sheikh Hasina, particularly after Yunus described India’s northeastern states as landlocked during a March visit to China.
• India has imposed restrictions on Bangladeshi ready-made garments and other goods at northeastern land ports against a backdrop of a roughly $10 billion trade deficit.
• Bangladesh’s interim government has set national elections for April 2026 despite calls from major political factions and army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman for polls by December 2025.