Dhaka, April 27 -- India has appointed Dinesh Trivedi as the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Monday announced the appointment, noting that he is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

The 75-year-old veteran politician and former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi will replace career diplomat Pranay Verma, who will move to Brussels as the Indian Ambassador to the European Union (EU).

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Pranay Verma, current Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has recently been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union.

On April 10, the Ministry of External Affairs of India announced his...