Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin underscored the significance of addressing key issues that could act as catalyst for a forward looking relationship between Bangladesh and India, particularly stopping border killings and concluding the Teesta water-sharing agreement.
"Bangladesh looks forward to taking forward the relationship to a people-centric approach ," Foreign Secretary told the High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma on Tuesday while he met the new Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He also discussed the flood situation in Bangladesh.
On regional cooperation, Foreign Secretary stressed meaningful regional cooperation under SAARC and BIMSTEC.
Foreign Secretary mentioned that Bangladesh witnessed a second liberation recently through a mass uprising spearheaded by valiant students, joined by the mass people.
Foreign Secretary thanked the Government of India and the Prime Minister of India for his good wishes extended to the Chief Adviser.
He also thanked the External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar for his message of felicitation to the Adviser of Foreign Affairs on his assumption of new responsibilities.
