PM Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed India visit to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said. Amid tensions over Sheikh Hasina’s extradition demand, Trivedi called for stronger India-Bangladesh ties through dialogue, mutual trust, business cooperation and people-to-people relations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman's proposed visit to India to be "memorable", Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has said, stressing that closer engagement between the two leaders would benefit people and businesses in both countries.

Trivedi made the remarks on Tuesday as uncertainty persists over Rahman's proposed visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit on Sep 12-13 amid fresh strains in bilateral relations over Dhaka's demand for the extradition of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Modi Assures Rahman Of Appropriate Welcome

Speaking at a reception hosted by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for leading Bangladeshi business leaders and a visiting Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) delegation, Trivedi said Modi had conveyed the need for the two leaders to meet and assured Rahman of an appropriate welcome during his India visit, news portal tbsnews.net reported.