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Dhaka’s zero tolerance against terrorism stressed in Delhi
DHAKA, July 5, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali today reiterated Bangladesh’s zero-tolerance for terrorism and its resolve not to allow any terrorist group to use its soil to launch any attack against India.
Saying that security issue had “bedevilled Indo-Bangladesh ties in the past” the envoy said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has firmly controlled the situation.
The High Commissioner was speaking on the “current state of India-Bangladesh relations and its future” at Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi on Thursday, according to a message received here.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Muazzem said, has restored mutual trust and cooperation and brought a highly positive change in “our bilateral ties.”
“There is now a greater recognition on both sides that the destinies of our two countries are inescapably intertwined and we must grow together,” he added.
Highlighting rapidly-improved ties between the two closest neighbours, the Bangladesh envoy said the diplomatic efforts of the both countries have taken Indo-Bangladesh ties to a new multi-dimensional, multi-faceted and comprehensive platform.
“We have to proceed with a view to establishing a win-win equation for the benefit of our two countries and for the entire region,” he observed.
Speaking on water sharing issues, he referred to unresolved problem of sharing the water of River Teesta. “Bangladesh is eagerly looking forward to an early conclusion” of an agreement on Teesta water sharing to open up newer opportunities for cooperation, he said.
In this regard, he referred to the signing of Ganges water sharing agreement between the two countries during Sheikh Hasina’s first term. Bangladesh and India need to step up cooperation in joint management of 54 common rivers of the two countries, he suggested.
The Bangladesh envoy called for a speedy return of the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh to their homes in Myanmar.
He called on India to continue to play a crucial role in persuading Myanmar for the early and safe repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar.
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