Staff Reporter :
The relations between Bangladesh and India are moving in a “positive trajectory”, said Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar while leaving Dhaka for Kathmandu.
India’s partnership with Bangladesh remains an example of what neighbours can do if they work together as two partners, said Jaishankar.
Wrapping up his visit, the Indian minister said he had “productive discussions” with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen.
“Good to see our ties on such a positive trajectory,” he said before leaving Dhaka on Wednesday.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said an official. Bangladesh and India are working to find “mutually acceptable formulas” to share water from 54 shared rivers with keeping India’s commitment to resolving Teesta issue unchanged.
He said, the Indian government, led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is determined to ensure that this partnership is truly a role model in South Asia and for the world.
The Indian minister visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 and paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait during his visit.
India is a leading development partner of Bangladesh as it has extended concessional lines of credit to the tune of around eight billion US dollars.
