The High Commission of India in Dhaka celebrated the 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Tuesday. Around 1000 people participated in doing Yoga together at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Stadium in Dhaka, said a press release. Also read:Doraiswami hopeful of commercial screening of Indian films in Bangladesh

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said on Tuesday that legal process has to be completed before extradition of Bangladeshi businessman PK Halder from India to Bangladesh. Halder, wanted in Bangladesh for money laundering and a series of financial crimes, was arrested on Sunday by India’s federal Enforcement Directorate, in West Bengal.   While responding to questions from reporters after a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doraiswami said it is a process and it is not like exchanging Christmas cards. Also read:PK Halder to stay in federal agency's custody for 10 more days “These are things done through legal process. Let that happen slowly,” he said, adding that they are working with the Bangladesh government. He said there will be response from their side at some point of time based on the information they are provided with. Earlier, the high commissioner had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on the preparation of foreign minister-level Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting to be held in Delhi on May 30 and and discussed cooperation in bilateral and multilateral domains. During his meeting the FS raised the issue and sought India’s support for handing over PK Halder to Bangladesh. He said the envoy assured of their full cooperation in the matter. The foreign secretary said India will take into consideration Bangladesh’s request once they complete their own legal process there.  He said there will formal request through the diplomatic channel too and the Home Ministry will play an active role to that end. Bangladesh wants to know full extent of financial criminality of PK Halder in India that might help in terms of the cases he faces in Bangladesh. It’s up to India to see if he committed any crime there and that may be under investigation , he said. Responding to a question, the FS said it does not necessarily require legal framework always if there is very good friendship between the two countries. He, however, said cases related to financial criminality might be different from other criminal cases.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Sunday said it would be best if all "inessential" travels are avoided although they would focus on keeping visa services and borders open for now. He also mentioned that seven days' quarantine was being brought in from January 11 for all travellers from abroad, including their own citizens returning to India from anywhere. The High Commissioner made the remarks in response to a question about travel restrictions. Read:Not thinking about lockdown now: FM Earlier, he took a booster dose at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute & Hospital in the city. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen formally inaugurated the programme for the diplomats stationed in Dhaka. Around 160 diplomats got booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Dr Momen also said they will discourage travellers through the Bangladesh-India border on health safety grounds. “Even, there’re travels through borders; there should be more health safety measures. Hopefully, we’ll be able to protect our people,” Dr Momen said. Read:Dhaka, Ankara sign deal on security cooperation, counterterrorism Meanwhile, Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for arranging the booster vaccinations of the diplomatic community. "The EU is proud to be supporting the vaccination of the Bangladesh population, with Team Europe delivering more than 10 million vaccines and EIB loan coming on-stream soon," the Ambassador tweeted.