New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will attend the oath-taking of Tarique Rahman as Bangladesh's next Prime Minister, scheduled for Tuesday, 17 February. Birla will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri representing India at the event.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other regional leaders, to attend the swearing-in of the cabinet, following the party's resounding victory in Bangladesh's national elections last week.

The development marks an important moment in India-Bangladesh relations under the new political leadership in Dhaka, more so because New Delhi-Dhaka ties had deteriorated soon after the ouster of the Hasina-led Awami League regime on 5 August 2...