LS Speaker Birla to represent India at Tarique Rahman's oath ceremony in Bangladesh
Published on: Feb. 16, 2026, 4:29 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
NEW DELHI, Feb 15 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s next prime minister, Tarique Rahman, on February 17, the external affairs ministry announced on Sunday. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh are also likely to accompany Birla, people familiar with the matter said. It is learnt that Bangladesh had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the ceremony to be held in Dhaka. However, Modi will […]
