Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh will send a fresh "substantive" letter to India, reminding them of the established mechanisms to deal with push-in incidents, noting that such occurrences are still ongoing.“We will send them a fresh letter (diplomatic note) today or tomorrow. It will be a substantive letter,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to a question.When asked whether the letter would be written in soft language or resemble a protest note, the adviser said that would depend on how it is interpreted.He said Bangladesh remains in touch with India regarding the push-in issue and that there are regular exchanges between the two sides.

Adviser Touhid noted that communication with New Delhi is ongoing, and Dhaka is working to ensure that nothing takes place outside the agreed-upon mechanisms.

He mentioned that India has provided Bangladesh with a list, and Dhaka has accepted some individuals after verification.

Bangladesh’s position remains that each case must be examined individually, and only those proven to be Bangladeshi citizens will be accepted. “We see that push-ins are still happening. It is not possible to resist them physically,” he said.

Touhid emphasized that there is a mechanism in place for handling consular issues, and Bangladesh is working through it to ensure procedures are followed.

When asked about any updates regarding the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the adviser said there had been no feedback yet.

India, meanwhile, has requested that Bangladesh expedite the verification process, stating that there are a large number of Bangladeshi nationals, over 2,000, who need to be deported following verification.“We have asked the Bangladeshi side to verify their nationality. We have a pending list of 2,360... actually upwards of 2,360 individuals who are to be deported,” said Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), during a recent press briefing in New Delhi.

He noted that many of these individuals have already served their jail sentences.

“In many cases, nationality verification is still pending. It has been nearly five years since 2020,” said the MEA spokesperson.

The Indian side urged Bangladesh to accelerate the verification process so that those identified for deportation can be returned.

“They must expedite this process,” Jaiswal reiterated.

He added that anyone staying in India illegally, whether Bangladeshi or from another country, will be dealt with in accordance with Indian law.