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Bangladesh NSA Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday met India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Delhi and invited him to visit Dhaka, marking the first high-level engagement between the two officials since former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, was sentenced to death.
Rahman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening, a day earlier than planned, ahead of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) meeting convened by Doval on 20 November.
Both sides remained tight-lipped about any bilateral discussions during Rahman’s originally scheduled visit. He was set to attend a dinner hosted by Doval on Wednesday, participate in the CSC on Thursday, and then return to Dhaka.
“Bangladesh delegation to the seventh NSA-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) led by the National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman, met with the National Security Adviser of India Ajit Doval, and his team today in (New) Delhi. They discussed work of the CSC and key bilateral issues,” The Print quoted a statement published by the Bangladesh High Commission to India.
Rahman is only the second senior official from Bangladesh’s interim government to travel to New Delhi since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. His visit came just 48 hours after Hasina was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh (ICT-B) for “crimes against humanity.”
Hasina’s conviction relates to cases stemming from her government’s efforts to suppress student demonstrations in Bangladesh between June and August 2024. Her Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Kamal Khan, was also sentenced to death by the ICT-B. Hasina fled Dhaka on 5 August 2024 and has remained in New Delhi since.
On Monday, Dhaka formally appealed to India for her return, declaring that any country providing her shelter was committing an “intolerant act and a disregard for justice.”
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