India’s newly-appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, reached Bangladesh on Friday through a land route to take up his diplomatic assignment.
Accompanied by his wife, Trivedi was seen walking into Bangladesh carrying his own trolley bag. Senior Bangladeshi and Indian High Commission officials received him at the Benapole land border.
A former Union minister, Trivedi holds the unique distinction of being the first Indian politician to become India’s envoy to Bangladesh. He succeeds Pranay Kumar Verma (IFS: 1994), who ended his four-year tenure last month. It was Verma’s tenure during which Bangladesh witnessed the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government in a student-led uprising and a subsequent downturn in India-Bangladesh relations under the Muhammad Yunus interim regime.
Trivedi briefly interacted with Bangladeshi reporters in the border area after reaching Bangladesh. He stressed the need for India and Bangladesh to work together in areas such as sports, health, and technology for future generations by leveraging the talent and resources of both countries.
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