Dhaka, March 22 -- The interim government of Bangladesh has made a diplomatic request to India for a formal meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand.

However, Indian media has reported that such a meeting is unlikely.

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects that the Yunus-Modi meeting will take place at the summit, scheduled for 3-4 April in Bangkok.

However, an Indian media outlet reported on Friday that the meeting would not occur beyond a brief encounter or exchange of pleasantries.

Meanwhile, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Friday that there were no updates regarding the proposed meeting.

Since the fo...