India and Bangladesh in talks for visit by PM Tarique Rahman next week

NEW DELHI/DHAKA: India and Bangladesh are discussing a possible bilateral visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman late next week, official sources said. Though the visit has yet to be officially confirmed, Rahman is likely to travel to India between Aug 21 and 25, in what would be his first trip to the country after taking office.PM Narendra Modi had invited Rahman for a bilateral visit and followed it up with another invitation to the Bangladesh PM in the latter’s capacity as the BIMSTEC chair for the BRICS summit that India will host in Sept.The two sides seem to agree that the bilateral visit could be more significant in advancing efforts to reset ties, which remain strained over several issues, including extradition of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.According to diplomatic sources,