Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 29 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said that India is "anxiously waiting" to welcome Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, as New Delhi and Dhaka look to further strengthen bilateral ties. Trivedi made the remarks after paying courtesy calls to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We are anxiously waiting to welcome the Bangladesh Prime Minister to India, and that is the Prime Minister's prerogative. We are hopeful," Trivedi told reporters after meeting with the Bangladesh Foreign Minister and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs. "As the current BIMSTEC chair, Bangladesh has received an invitation for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to take part in the BRICS Summit outreach session.