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Restoring confidence in Dhaka-Delhi ties will be the key objective of the meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok today, diplomatic sources said.

According to an official involved in the chief adviser’s visit to Thailand, the meeting is set to begin at 12:15pm local time and will last for approximately 20 to 25 minutes following the BIMSTEC summit.

When asked about the agenda, the official said that while all aspects of the bilateral relationship would be discussed, the primary focus would be on rebuilding trust and strengthening mutual confidence.

It will be the first one-on-one meeting between the two leaders since the political changeover in Bangladesh last year.

They met each other, along with other BIMSTEC leaders, at a dinner hosted by Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last evening.

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain met Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar twice -- once in New York in September last year and in February in Oman this

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