Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman may visit India in November or early December 2026, as both nations work towards resetting diplomatic and bilateral ties, according to diplomatic sources. “After brief disruptions, talks have resumed, official-level talks to firm up plans for a visit of Tariq Rahman to New Delhi. The agenda is being worked out,” said sources. Prime Minister Rahman is set to address the UN General Assembly in New York starting September 21, 2026. Following this trip, a series of international diplomatic windows are lined up through October, leaving November 2026 as the mutually agreeable window for his arrival in India. Sources indicate that Prime Minister Rahman is considering traveling to New Delhi in late autumn or early winter
2026 to stabilize relations and engage in high-level bilateral discussions.
A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs recently clarified that Dhaka received two separate invitations — one for a direct bilateral visit and another for the BRICS Summit in his capacity as the BIMSTEC chair — addressing earlier claims made by Bangladeshi officials.
Rahman wished PM Modi on his birthday on September 17. “Warmest birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wishing you many happy returns of the day. May your dedicated service to the people of India always be accompanied by good health and high spirit,” he wrote on X.
Thank you, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, for your warm wishes. I deeply appreciate your kind words.@trahmanbnp https://t.co/oGhLfUk2Ze
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2026
PM Modi replied: “Thank you, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, for your warm wishes. I deeply appreciate your kind words.”
Rahman assumed office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in February 2026 after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a major victory in the national elections, following years of self-imposed exile in London.
CNN-News18 had earlier reported ahead of the BRICS summit that Rahman is keen to visit India at the earliest but is concerned about the takeaways and achievements he would have to present before his audience back home following a visit of this nature.
