# Tarique Rahman's Adviser Held at Delhi Airport, Flew Back to Dhaka Despite Being Cleared; Bangladesh Summons Indian Diplomat

> Bangladeshi PM adviser Dr. Jahidur Rahman was held at Delhi airport after his name surfaced on an immigration watchlist, and even after being cleared he skipped an IORA meeting and returned home, prompting Dhaka to summon India's Deputy High Commissioner in protest.

**Type:** article · **Category:** World · **Published:** 2026-06-16 · **Source:** TrendKia
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**Tags:** India Bangladesh relations, Jahidur Rahman, Tarique Rahman, Delhi airport immigration, IORA meeting, Pawan Badhe, diplomatic row, Dinesh Trivedi

Just as ties between India and Bangladesh appeared to be warming again in recent months, an incident at a Delhi airport has triggered a fresh diplomatic flare-up. Dr. Jahidur Rahman, adviser on policy and strategy matters to Bangladesh's PM, was held for a while at New Delhi airport for security and verification checks, and the episode irritated Dhaka enough that it summoned an Indian diplomat over it.

## Why Jahidur Rahman Had Come to Delhi
Rahman had travelled to New Delhi to take part in a senior officials' meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), hosted by India's Ministry of External Affairs. Hopes of improving relations had grown after Tarique Rahman took charge in Dhaka, and the meeting was being held in that very atmosphere.

## No Diplomatic Passport, So a Routine Check
Rahman was travelling on an ordinary Bangladeshi passport carrying a SAARC visa sticker. He did not hold a diplomatic passport, so he had to go through the normal immigration process like any other traveller. During this routine check his name showed up on a watchlist, after which immigration officers held him for verification.

## Cleared for Entry, Yet He Turned Back
Sources told TrendKia that Indian officials granted him permission to enter the country once the checks were complete. Even so, instead of attending the meeting, Rahman chose to fly back to Bangladesh. He is said to have waited at the airport for about two and a half hours, and it was this delay that stung Bangladesh.

## The Real Cause: An Administrative Slip
According to the information available, the whole matter was reportedly tied to an administrative error. Rahman's name had earlier been removed from a social media watch list, but it remained on a separate immigration watchlist. That is what triggered the alert at the airport. He was cleared once the situation was sorted out.

## Dhaka's Anger and the Summons
Following the incident, the Bangladesh government on Monday summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pawan Badhe, and registered its objection to what had happened. Bangladesh's foreign ministry expressed its 'deep disappointment' and displeasure over the matter. Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman also described the incident as 'unprecedented and unfortunate'.

## An Incident at a Delicate Moment
The row has surfaced at a time when both countries have been trying to normalise and strengthen their relationship over recent months. After the political change in Bangladesh, dialogue between the new government and India has picked up. Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi, recently appointed as India's new High Commissioner, has also reached Dhaka, though he is yet to formally take charge.

For now, India's Ministry of External Affairs has issued no official statement on the entire matter. The summoning of the Indian diplomat by Bangladesh is being seen as a sensitive diplomatic development between the two countries in recent times.

## What this means for you
- **Across India:** This incident does not affect your daily life directly, but renewed friction in India Bangladesh ties can shape the direction of border trade, travel and diplomatic dialogue.
- **In West Bengal and the Northeast:** For people in border states, tension between the two countries could eventually show up in decisions around cross-border movement and trade.

## Questions & Answers

### 1. Who is Jahidur Rahman?
He is Dr. Jahidur Rahman, adviser on policy and strategy matters to Bangladesh's PM.

### 2. Why was he held at Delhi airport?
During the normal immigration check his name appeared on a watchlist, so officers held him for verification.

### 3. Why did he turn back even after being cleared?
He was granted entry into India after the checks, but after waiting for about two and a half hours he chose to skip the meeting and return to Bangladesh.

### 4. How did Bangladesh respond?
On Monday the Bangladesh government summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe and expressed 'deep disappointment', while Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman called it 'unprecedented and unfortunate'.

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