Riva Ganguly Das may be transferred
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das is likely to be shifted, a year and a half after appointment. She is likely to be given either new responsibilities in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs headquarters in South Block or given another diplomatic assignment outside India, sources said.
The Indian government, however, has not issued any formal announcement as yet.
The move has been in the offing since February but the Covid-19 pandemic put it in on hold, sources said.
Riva could be made secretary (east) but has to wait till Vijay Singh Thakur retires in September.
The strongest front-runner for succeeding Riva Ganguly Das in Dhaka as the high commissioner is India's current Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar.
However, sources said they are not ruling out three other diplomats, including two who had earlier served as senior diplomats in Bangladesh, to be in the running to replace Riva as the new high commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
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