Bangladesh will open new Deputy High Commission (DHC) in Guwahati, India.
With the opening of the new DHC in Guwahati, Bangladesh's diplomatic missions in India would increase to five--in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agartala and Guwahati.
The Government of India has conveyed its concurrence to the request made by the Government of Bangladesh for opening the DHC in Guwahati, said a press release of Indian High Commission Tuesday.
The decision came in pursuance of the joint declaration issued during India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit in Bangladesh from June 6-7 this year.
The Bangladesh DHC will have consular jurisdiction over the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.