Indian High Commissioner meets Home Minister

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma has met with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed for the first time since the minister assumed office.

The meeting was held at the Home Minister's office on Sunday, March 1.

According to responsible ministry sources, the Indian High Commissioner arrived at the Secretariat at 10:50 am to join the meeting with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. The meeting continued until 11:45 am.

While the meeting with Pranay Verma was described as a courtesy call, it is understood that several important issues were discussed, including the border between the two countries, the Indian IT system, security of the Indian embassy and visa issuance for Bangladeshis.

This was Salahuddin Ahmed's first formal meeting with the Indian High Commissioner since taking charge of the Home Ministry. Mutual interests and security issues between the two countries dominated the discussions.