Dhaka, April 2 -- Dhaka sees a "strong possibility" of a bilateral meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, according to Khalilur Rahman, the chief advisor's high representative for Rohingya issues and priority affairs.

Speaking to reporters at the Foreign Service Academy on Wednesday, Khalilur said: "We have officially requested this meeting. We have valid reasons to be hopeful. There is a strong possibility that this meeting will take place."

The sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit, which brings together seven nations from the Bay of Bengal region for economic cooperation, is ...