India, April 19 -- Former union minister and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi has been named India's next envoy to Bangladesh as the two neighbours look to reset ties.

As a first political appointee in the neighbourhood after a long time, Trivedi will replace career diplomat Pranay Verma, who moves to Brussels as the Indian ambassador to the EU.

The appointment of Trivedi comes at a time when India and Bangladesh are trying to repair their relationship after the Mohammed Yunus disaster, post-removal of then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a coup, with both military and police refusing to open fire on the agitators. During the tenure of Yunus, the India-Bangladesh ties deteriorated, with the chief advisor unable to contain sectarian violence ag...