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Bangladesh’s Interim Chief Advisor Professor Mohammad Yunus is currently on an official visit to China. Earlier, he had expressed his desire to visit India and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but there was no positive response from the Government of India. This information was given by his press secretary Shafiqul Alam.
Refuse request to meet India?
English newspaper The Hindu According to a report of, in December 2024, India was requested for a bilateral visit of Professor Yunus, but it did not get approval. His spokesperson said, “This request was made before finalizing China, but we did not get any positive response.”
China’s hospitality for South Asian leaders
Professor Yunus is the second major leader of South Asia, who has been invited by China in recent months. Earlier, in December 2024, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited China, where nine-nine-nine agreement was signed between the two countries.
India expected a meeting with India at BIMSTEC summit
Yunus will attend the BIMSTEC summit to be held in Bangkok on April 3-4 after visiting China. Bangladesh has again requested for the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Professor Yunus during this conference and is now waiting for India’s response.
Look at India’s response
Recently, when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked on the subject, he said that during the BIMSTEC summit, a request for a possible meeting of leaders of India and Bangladesh is being considered. According to sources, in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee of Foreign Affairs, many MPs expressed concern about the attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh and sought information from the Government of India about the steps taken in this regard.
