Will PM Modi travel to Bangladesh for Tarique Rahman’s oath ceremony on February 17? | India News
India-Bangladesh ties: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman will be sworn in as the country’s next Prime Minister on Tuesday. It is noteworthy that the Chief Advisor to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, sent an invitation to the leaders of 13 countries, including India, China and Pakistan, to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the cabinet.
The swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet will be held at the South Square of the National Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.
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Invitation to the oath ceremony
According to Prothom Alo, the countries invited so far include India, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Malaysia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.
Earlier, BNP leader ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan on Saturday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to the upcoming government swearing-in ceremony, while emphasizing that the party’s overarching foreign policy vision is “friend to all, evil to none”.
Addressing journalists in Dhaka, Milan said on the question of inviting South Asian leaders to the event: “I don’t know exactly what they are doing, but I hope they invite everyone. I don’t know exactly, but he (Prime Minister Modi) should be invited. It is common courtesy. The organizers will do it. I hope the whole world will be with us.”
Will PM Modi attend Tarique Rahman’s oath ceremony?
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Mumbai on February 16 during his upcoming visit. He will meet Prime Minister Modi on February 17.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Modi and the French President will travel to New Delhi to attend the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026.
Therefore, it seems unlikely that Prime Minister Modi will go to Bangladesh for Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony. However, there is no official confirmation on the subject yet.
Bangladesh election results
The 2026 Bangladesh general elections, held on February 12, 2026, marked a major political change. This was the first election after the 2024 mass protests that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina.
The BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, won an overwhelming majority in the 300-seat parliament, well above the 151 seats needed to form a government and positioned Rahman as the prime ministerial candidate. The Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami alliance emerged as the main opposition.
Meanwhile, following the victory in the 13th National Parliament Elections, the BNP held a press conference on Saturday and Tarique Rahman emphasized that Bangladesh’s foreign policy will prioritize the country’s interests, saying “people come first”, including relations with India.
(with ANI entries)
