India chooses Dinesh Trivedi as new high commissioner to Bangladesh

The Indian government has decided to appoint former union minister Dinesh Trivedi, currently a BJP leader, as the next high commissioner to Bangladesh, Hindustan Times reports.

However, there has been no official confirmation yet.

Trivedi’s appointment is regarded as a major political development by India with Bangladesh in a long time. He will replace Pranay Verma, who is heading to Brussels to become India’s ambassador to the European Union.

While agreement will be sought from the Tarique Rahman government in Dhaka for Trivedi, the decision to send a 75-year-old veteran politician as India’s envoy to Bangladesh is also a message of accountability to the Ministry of External Affairs' diplomats.

Trivedi was a union minister for railways and minister of state for health and family welfare during the UPA regime, as a member of the Trinamool Congress. He resigned from the TMC on 12 February 2021 and joined the BJP on 6 March 2021.