India, Feb. 17 -- Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla participated in the swearing-in of Tarique Rahman's new government in Dhaka on Tuesday and handed over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to his Bangladeshi counterpart to visit India, signalling New Delhi's intention to move quickly to rebuild bilateral ties.

Birla joined several regional leaders, including Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Pakistan planning minister Ahsan Iqbal, for the inauguration of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government at the Parliament complex.

Rahman, 60, the son of late former premier Khaleda Zia and late president Ziaur Rahman, takes office facing urgent challenges, including restoring political stabilit...