Benapole, June 12 -- The newly appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, arrived in the country on Friday morning through the Benapole land port, marking the formal commencement of his diplomatic assignment.

Upon his arrival at the border checkpoint, Trivedi was received by Indian Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe. He is slated to take over the diplomatic mission from the outgoing High Commissioner, Pranay Verma.

The Ministry of External Affairs had initially announced Trivedi's appointment as the next envoy to Dhaka on April 27, following which he formally received his Letters of Credence from President Droupadi Murmu on June 5.

A veteran politician, Trivedi brings significant administrative experience to ...