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Both countries have been making genuine noises about resetting relations after a bruising stretch

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Both countries have been making genuine noises about resetting relations after a bruising stretch
Humaiun Kobir, adviser on foreign affairs to PM Tarique Rahman, conveyed the message to Dinesh Trivedi during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka
Dhaka expects India to ensure that no one used “Indian territory to make political statements or conduct any activities aimed at creating instability within Bangladesh”, a report from Bangladesh’s official news agency said
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India separately invited Tarique Rahman for a bilateral visit after he assumed office as Bangladesh's prime minister.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that an invitation was extended to Rahman to undertake a bilateral visit to India after he assumed the charge of the top office in February
India has made it clear that it wants to engage with the new dispensation in Bangladesh
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina described India as a "great friend" and said the relationship would endure
Bangladesh has repeatedly sought Hasina's extradition
The Prime Minister's Office said Rahman "emphasised the need to create a conducive environment to further advance the bilateral relations between the two countries". Dhaka also called on New Delhi to expedite Hasina's extradition, according to the statement Hasina has been living in India since the fall of her government. She faces legal proceedings in Bangladesh and was sentenced to death in November.
Meeting took place days after Dhaka expressed outrage over Sheikh Hasina’s virtual presser in Delhi’s Foreign Correspondents Club
Sources have told NDTV regional bilateral cooperation and security dynamics were discussed
RAW chief meets Bangladesh PM's defence advisor amid strain in bilateral ties
Indian Railways will once again start supplying passenger coaches to Bangladesh Wednesday. The Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala), will rollout a 19 passenger coach rake for Bangladesh Railway Wednesday. An official statement said this comprises three AC Sleeper Cars, three AC Chair Cars, 11 Non-AC Chair Cars and two Power Cars.This is also the first rake export to Bangladesh after the regime change which saw the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. India had earlier supplied 120 broad gauge (BG) Passenger Coaches in 2015-16.Also Read: Parliamentary panel seeks details on Indian Railway
The tour consists of three ODIs and three T20Is. It was originally scheduled for August last year but was postponed after relations between Dhaka and New Delhi deteriorated.
India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Officials said they have been specifically built for the specifications of Bangladesh Railways.
Diplomatic sources expressed cautious optimism, saying that 'positive developments' can take place quickly in the coming few days
India had earlier invited Tarique Rahman to visit New Delhi soon after he took office in February
The immediate sticking point is Sheikh Hasina.