Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has exchanged New Year’s greetings with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen and said the year 2021 was a manifestation of deep solidarity and friendship between the two countries. "2021 was a demonstration of our deep solidarity and friendship. Agreed that we must build further on that foundation in 2022," he tweeted on Thursday. Also read: Jaishankar, Shringla hold separate meetings with Hasan Mahmud Dr Jaishankar congratulated Dr Momen on the cricket victory in New Zealand. He invited his Bangladesh counterpart to join the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting in India soon. Also read: Momen, Jaishankar discuss vaccine, Rohingya issues in Tashkent India’s relationship with Bangladesh, according to MEA, is one of the main pillars of its ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Act East Policies’.    Bangladesh and India enjoy "robust and multifaceted" bilateral cooperation in diverse areas, including trade and connectivity, energy and power, water resources, border management, defence and security, culture and people-to-people links.

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar concluded his day-long visit here on Thursday night reaffirming the robust Bangladesh-India partnership.

 

India has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's statesmanship in achieving "miraculous socio-economic progress".

India has picked up “connectivity” with Bangladesh as a big goal for the years to come that might change the entire logistic and whole geo-economics of the region giving the Bay of Bengal a very different look. 

Bangladesh and India on Thursday highlighted their shared objective with an approach “no crime, no death” to end killings along the border, noting that every death is regrettable.

Bangladesh looks forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this month to take forward the bilateral relations with some deliverables, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday.

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday night met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries. 

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is likely to arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday aiming to boost ties between the two neighbouring countries, an informed source said.

Bangladesh has expressed deep shock at the loss of lives following an Air India plane crash at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 18 people and injuring over 100.