{
  "id": 13882293,
  "title": "Bangladesh home minister to skip BIMSTEC meet in India amid strained ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/bangladesh-home-minister-to-skip-bimstec-meet-in-india-amid-strained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:27:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/bangladesh-home-minister-to-skip-bimstec-meet-in-india-amid-strained-ties-101791782861385.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed will not attend the inaugural BIMSTEC home ministers' meeting in India, as the country faces strained ties with India following the ousting of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024. Senior bureaucrat Manzur Morshed Chowdhury will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the two-day meeting, which begins on Monday with senior officials from the home and interior ministries of member states. The meeting, intended to strengthen security cooperation among member states, will see representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}