India, Nov. 14 -- Bangladesh's National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman, a close aide of interim government head Muhammad Yunus, will visit India next week to participate in a regional security conclave, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Rahman, who is widely seen as one of the most influential players in the caretaker administration, will be only the second Bangladeshi leader to visit New Delhi since the fall of former premier Sheikh Hasina's regime in August 2024.

He is set to arrive in New Delhi on November 19 to participate in a meeting of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) the following day at the invitation of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the people said on condition of anonymity. A formal announcement regardi...