Dhaka, March 21 -- Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to attend the Bimstec Summit in Thailand on April 3 and 4.

Citing sources, Hindustan Times says the two leaders will likely cross paths at the summit in Thailand, but a formal meeting on the margins of the event is unlikely despite a request from Dhaka.

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said on Thursday that Dhaka has made a formal request for a meeting on the margins of the summit.

"An encounter or exchange of pleasantries cannot be ruled out as all the leaders attending the summit will be in each other's company on several occasions, but nothing more is expected," a person familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times....