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.

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.