Parag Jain, chief of India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has arrived in Dhaka on an official visit. His visit comes amid efforts to normalize relations between Bangladesh and India.

A government source said Parag Jain is leading a four-member high-level delegation at the invitation of the relevant Bangladeshi authorities. However, neither Bangladesh nor India has officially disclosed any information about the Indian delegation’s visit.

In addition to serving as secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Parag Jain also serves as special secretary of the Special Protection Group (SPG).

Accompanying him on the Dhaka visit are Ashwin Mukund Kotnis, Rahul Negi and Shaibal Roy Chowdhury.

The delegation members arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon on an Air India flight. According to the government source, they will stay at a hotel in Dhaka during their visit.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that RAW chief Parag Jain visited China before arriving in Bangladesh. His visits to Dhaka and Beijing are being viewed as significant amid ongoing efforts to normalize relations between Bangladesh and India.