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Published : 14 Feb 2026, 03:57 PM
Senior Indian diplomat Sandeep Chakravorty, currently the country's ambassador to Indonesia, is expected to be appointed as the next high commissioner to Bangladesh, Indian media report.
The move comes as New Delhi seeks to recalibrate ties with Dhaka following a period of strained bilateral relations, according to Hindustan Times.
Chakravorty, a 1996-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, previously served as deputy chief of mission in Bangladesh between 2012 and 2015.
Hindustan Times reports that he was on a shortlist of diplomats considered for the Dhaka posting late last year.
He has been serving as ambassador to Indonesia since August 2023 and has been involved in strengthening cooperation with Jakarta in areas including trade and defence.
India’s current High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma is expected to remain in the post for several more weeks as the new BNP-led government settles in following its sweeping victory in the Feb 12 parliamentary election, according to the report.
The intervening period will allow time for completion of formal procedures for Chakravorty’s appointment, including finalisation of the agrément -- the host country’s formal approval for the appointment of a diplomatic envoy.
Verma, who has been in Dhaka since October 2022, has been described in the report as playing a key role in maintaining engagement with political stakeholders during a turbulent phase in bilateral relations after the ouster of the Awami League government in August 2024.
The current Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka Pawankumar Badhe is also expected to remain in the post until later this year.
Chakravorty has previously served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia and as consul general in New York. He has also held postings in Spain and Colombia, and served as joint secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs handling ties with Western Europe and the European Union.
As per Hindustan Times, New Delhi had decided last year to appoint a Bengali-speaking diplomat as high commissioner to Bangladesh amid efforts to rebuild relations that deteriorated during the tenure of the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
