A Correspondent:
Chapainawabganj: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday said Bangladesh-India relation is historic and the two counties will move forward if the existing tie is maintained.
“It has been going on since the great war of independence. The bond of the citizens of the two countries is personal. If such tie is maintained as it is now, both countries will move forward in various sectors,” he said.
He said this while exchanging views at a meeting at the conference room of the Sonamasjid Land Port at Shibganj with leaders of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, local public representatives, importers and exporters of land ports, C&F agents and revenue officials.
“We are moving forward according to our expectation to improve the relations between the two coun-tries. The prime ministers of the two countries have pledged to continue this. The governments of Bang-ladesh and India are working to ensure that the two countries can progress futher ,” said the Indian High Commissioner.
Chapainawabganj-1 (Shibganj) constituency lawmaker Dr Abul Kalam Azad, among others, was present on the occasion.