Humayun Kobir, International Affairs Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Image: Particular Association
Bangladesh desires to construct a relation with India that can be centered on “individuals to individuals” ties and that won’t be restricted to people and political events, mentioned a senior official of the present authorities led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday (April 6, 2026). Humayun Kobir, International Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Rahman mentioned, the “new” relation between the 2 sides will keep away from the repeat of “previous errors”.
“Our bilateral relation ought to be centered on people-to-people ties so that it’s going to not be centered on people. That is what we would like and that is additionally what India wishes. We need to guarantee this relation avoids the errors of the previous,” mentioned Mr. Kobir. The remarks had been made after Indian Excessive Commissioner Pranay Verma known as on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday (April 6, 2026). Briefing the media after the assembly, Mr. Kobir mentioned the 2 sides mentioned vitality cooperation by means of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline.
India had despatched 5,000 metric tonnes of excessive velocity diesel on March 10 and the 2 sides are in talks to take care of the vitality crunch that’s rising in Bangladesh in opposition to the backdrop of the continuing U.S.-Israel struggle in opposition to Iran. Mr. Kobir is anticipated to accompany International Minister Khalilur Rahman throughout his go to to India that’s scheduled to begin on Tuesday (April 7, 2026). This would be the first International Minister-level go to from the Bangladeshi facet for the reason that fall of the federal government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024 in a student-people rebellion.
Mr. Kobir mentioned Bangladesh has left the period of Sheikh Hasina behind and added, “Now we have to create a brand new house for a brand new relation as a result of Hasina-India relation will now not be attainable. Hasina is a spent drive in Bangladesh and her affect is non-existent.” He mentioned that the 2 sides ought to do extra frequent exchanges on the degree of political events and officers to take care of “tough points” in order that misunderstandings are averted.
Officers right here mentioned that the go to of International Minister Khalilur Rahman stays on monitor and that he’s anticipated to reach right here on Tuesday for a go to that can embody various high-level conferences. The 2 sides have stored a decent lid over the preparations for the talks in view of the fragile nature of the ties which can be but to totally get well from the setbacks suffered in the course of the interim authorities due to the presence of Ms. Hasina in India and frequent mob assaults on the Indian missions and visa centres in Bangladesh.
Dhaka day by day Prothom Alo reported on Monday that other than the Ganga water treaty’s renewal and vitality cooperation, the Bangladeshi group can be anticipated to boost the necessity for elimination of restrictive measures that India had imposed on the usage of Indian sea and airports for Bangladeshi export objects throughout April-June 2025. That aside, Mr. Khalilur Rahman and Mr. Humayun Kobir are additionally prone to press India for decreasing border firing in opposition to Bangladeshi civilians. Whereas India says such actions are geared toward legal gangs and smugglers, Bangladesh maintains that such gangs should be apprehended and subjected to judicial processes and shouldn’t be fired at.
Revealed – April 06, 2026 11:08 pm IST