Bangladesh’s relation with India is not comparable to any other bilateral ties, Dhaka’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmood told The Hindu on August 5. Mr Mahmood’s remarks came hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that he and four other leading members of the Awami League will be visiting India from August 6 to 9 as part of “KNOW BJP” initiative for external outreach of the party.
“Bangladesh-India relation is not comparable to any other bilateral relation that Bangladesh has with other countries as our relation is written in blood. Our visit is a constructive gesture from the BJP to the Awami League,” Mr. Mahmood said, speaking over the phone. He had recently hit the headlines on July 28 after declaring that any setback to the Awami League in the upcoming election in Bangladesh could hit the country’s ties with India.
Besides Mr. Mahmood, the delegation will include Md. Abdur Razzak, Minister of Agriculture and Presidium Member of Awami League; Aroma Dutta, MP; Sujit Roy Nandi, Organising Secretary; and Prof Merina Jahan, MP. The visiting delegation will land here on Sunday evening and will meet BJP President J.P. Nadda on Monday.
