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A fortnight aft the person of Islamist enactment Jamaat-e-Islami successful Bangladesh revealed that helium had held a “secret” gathering with an Indian diplomat, the Ministry of External Affairs connected Friday (January 16, 2026) said the enactment was portion of the regular engagements conducted by Indian diplomats successful Dhaka.
“We person adjacent bilateral ties with Bangladesh arsenic you are good aware. Our High Commission officials routinely conscionable respective interlocutors,” Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said successful effect to a question, adding that “our interaction” with Jamaat-e-Islami “should beryllium viewed successful that context”.
In an interrogation with Reuters, Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman had revealed successful December 2025 that an Indian diplomat had met him. The Dhaka Tribune had reported that the gathering betwixt the Indian diplomat and Mr. Rahman was held earlier successful 2025. In the interview, Mr. Rahman said that portion his meetings with planetary representatives were mostly placed successful the nationalist domain, the Indian authoritative had requested him to support the gathering “secret”. “We person to beryllium unfastened to everyone. There is nary alternate to improving communal relations,” Mr. Rahman was quoted arsenic saying successful the *Dhaka Tribune*.
Mr. Rahman has been gathering officials from the United States, China, and different countries up of Bangladesh’s February 12 election. Diplomats are besides gathering leaders of different governmental parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
