Dhaka, April 5 -- Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for 40 minutes on Friday on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.
The two leaders held an in-depth discussion on multiple bilateral issues central to the Bangladesh-India relationship.
This marked their first official meeting since the fall of the Hasina government August last year.
During the meeting, Prof. Yunus raised several key matters of national interest, including the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her recent incendiary comments made in India, the recurring incidents of border killings, and the urgent need to renew both the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and the l...