Former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi anticipated to be India’s subsequent Excessive Commissioner to Bangladesh | India Information
2 min learnApr 19, 2026 09:43 PM IST
Dinesh Trivedi, a former Union minister and veteran politician from West Bengal, is anticipated to be appointed India’s subsequent Excessive Commissioner to Bangladesh, sources stated on Sunday.
Pranay Verma, who has been serving as India’s Excessive Commissioner in Dhaka, was on Friday named as the subsequent ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.
It’s learnt that New Delhi has been contemplating appointing a political determine to the important thing diplomatic publish in Dhaka amid efforts to reset bilateral ties after the brand new Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering authorities led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was shaped in February.
The relations between India and Bangladesh witnessed a serious downturn after the interim authorities headed by Muhammad Yunus got here to energy following the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina authorities in August 2024.
Trivedi, 75, served because the railway minister and Minister of State for Well being and Household Welfare throughout the UPA rule. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and was a Lok Sabha MP from Barrackpore constituency within the state. He give up the Trinamool Congress in February 2021 and joined the BJP.
The sources stated Trivedi is more likely to be appointed because the Excessive Commissioner in Dhaka, a key place, in view of his in depth expertise. Nevertheless, there was no formal announcement but.
Verma, a 1994-batch Indian International Service (IFS) officer, had assumed cost because the Excessive Commissioner in Dhaka on September 21, 2022.
