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Following a brief disruption in diplomatic relations, India and Bangladesh have resumed official-level negotiations to finalize plans for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming visit to New Delhi. The deterioration in relations began after former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a virtual press conference in August, which sparked widespread backlash in her home country. Currently residing in an undisclosed location in India, Ms. Hasina is the subject of outrage from the Bangladesh government.

Officials from both nations have been meeting in Dhaka to establish an agenda for Rahman's visit. The discussions aim to address concerns over regularizing bilateral trade and the future of the Ganga Water Treaty, among other issues. Rahman is set to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly this month, after which he will conduct several diplomatic engagements in October and November.

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has met with various officials, including the Minister of Water Resources and Adviser to the Prime Minister for Education, in recent days.

Rahman was invited to the recent BRICS Summit as the head of BIMSTEC, but Bangladesh did not send any representatives. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party government views the cancellation of a program by supporters of Hasina's Awami League as a positive sign. Hasina has been in India since fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024, and the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over her recent press conference, which alleged law and order breakdown in Bangladesh.

Over the past two years, Hasina and several of her top officials have received death sentences at the International Crimes Tribunal for their alleged involvement in the crackdown against protesters in 2024.