, April 19 -- The Indian government has reportedly decided to send 75-year-old veteran politician and former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi as next India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh.

As a first political appointee in the neighbourhood after a long time, BJP leader Trivedi will replace career diplomat Pranay Verma, who will move to Brussels as the Indian Ambassador to the European Union (EU), reports Hindustan Times on Sunday, describing the move as a significant development.

However, a diplomatic source in New Delhi told UNB that there has been no official announcement yet.

Meanwhile, Amit Malviya, in-charge of BJP's National Information and Technology Department and co-incharge West Bengal congratulated Dinesh Trivedi for being a...