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December 30, 2019
Bangladesh pays tribute to India for unwavering support
Raquel R Bacay / Khmer TimesShare:
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister A.K. Abdul Momen calling on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in February. ANI
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh has paid tribute to India for her support of Bangladesh in almost every aspect of the country’s development since the end of the nine-month liberation war in 1971.
A.K. Abdul Momen, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, at a farewell reception to 36 delegates from 20 countries on December 21 said:
“(Development could not have happened) without India coming to Bangladesh’s assistance with third party financial guarantee when the whole world had classified our country as an economic basket case and one which could not pay for imports.
“These foreign suppliers, especially food and pharmaceuticals and other essentials demanded a third party guarantee and only our trustworthy dependable neighbour, India, came forward and provided this guarantee, enabling Bangladeshis to live and move forward. This cannot and will not be forgotten as India too has sacrificed her soldiers and people when fighting alongside Bangladeshi freedom fighters in the liberation war, without whose assistance Bangladesh would not be in existence.
He added that India also graciously approved his country’s request to construct power transmission lines from Nepal through Indian territory to bring in 500 Mws of much needed hydro power to fuel Bangladesh’s need for electricity to develop its industry and the country as a whole.
Close ties, cooperation and collaboration between India and Bangladesh has contributed towards the latter’s development. Evgenyi Gromov / Dreamstime.com
“In addition, Bhutan and Nepal also enlisted Bangladesh’s assistance to gain assistance from India for economic purposes and our four counties as stated here, are closely united and will always stand together as India is also our guarantor of national security as no nation will dare to attack us with India as our neighbour,” Minister Abdul Momen stressed.
The two countries share many cultural ties. In particular, Bangladesh and the east Indian state of West Bengal are Bengali-speaking. Bangladesh has a high commission in New Delhi with consulates in Mumbai and Kolkata. India has a high commission in Dhaka with a consulate in Chittagong.
Since the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in 2015 and a reciprocal visit by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in 2017, the notable developments that have taken place include resolution of long-pending land and maritime boundaries asserting the issue of enclaves, conclusion of over ninety instruments in the hi-tech areas which are electronics, cyber-security, space, information technology, and civil nuclear energy and an observed increase in bilateral trade from S$9 billion to $10.46 billion in the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, following the $7 billion to $9 billion in FY 2017-18, an increase of 28.5 percent.
“Bangladesh’s links with India are civilisational, cultural, social, and economic. There is much that unites our two countries – a shared history and common heritage, linguistic and cultural ties, passion for music, literature and the arts. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the two nations were strong allies during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
“India and Bangladesh are close strategic partners in counter-terrorism., “the foreign minister noted.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50674910/bangladesh-pays-tribute-to-india-for-unwavering-support
Bangladesh pays tribute to India for unwavering support
Raquel R Bacay / Khmer TimesShare:
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister A.K. Abdul Momen calling on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in February. ANI
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh has paid tribute to India for her support of Bangladesh in almost every aspect of the country’s development since the end of the nine-month liberation war in 1971.
A.K. Abdul Momen, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, at a farewell reception to 36 delegates from 20 countries on December 21 said:
“(Development could not have happened) without India coming to Bangladesh’s assistance with third party financial guarantee when the whole world had classified our country as an economic basket case and one which could not pay for imports.
“These foreign suppliers, especially food and pharmaceuticals and other essentials demanded a third party guarantee and only our trustworthy dependable neighbour, India, came forward and provided this guarantee, enabling Bangladeshis to live and move forward. This cannot and will not be forgotten as India too has sacrificed her soldiers and people when fighting alongside Bangladeshi freedom fighters in the liberation war, without whose assistance Bangladesh would not be in existence.
He added that India also graciously approved his country’s request to construct power transmission lines from Nepal through Indian territory to bring in 500 Mws of much needed hydro power to fuel Bangladesh’s need for electricity to develop its industry and the country as a whole.
Close ties, cooperation and collaboration between India and Bangladesh has contributed towards the latter’s development. Evgenyi Gromov / Dreamstime.com
“In addition, Bhutan and Nepal also enlisted Bangladesh’s assistance to gain assistance from India for economic purposes and our four counties as stated here, are closely united and will always stand together as India is also our guarantor of national security as no nation will dare to attack us with India as our neighbour,” Minister Abdul Momen stressed.
The two countries share many cultural ties. In particular, Bangladesh and the east Indian state of West Bengal are Bengali-speaking. Bangladesh has a high commission in New Delhi with consulates in Mumbai and Kolkata. India has a high commission in Dhaka with a consulate in Chittagong.
Since the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in 2015 and a reciprocal visit by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in 2017, the notable developments that have taken place include resolution of long-pending land and maritime boundaries asserting the issue of enclaves, conclusion of over ninety instruments in the hi-tech areas which are electronics, cyber-security, space, information technology, and civil nuclear energy and an observed increase in bilateral trade from S$9 billion to $10.46 billion in the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, following the $7 billion to $9 billion in FY 2017-18, an increase of 28.5 percent.
“Bangladesh’s links with India are civilisational, cultural, social, and economic. There is much that unites our two countries – a shared history and common heritage, linguistic and cultural ties, passion for music, literature and the arts. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the two nations were strong allies during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
“India and Bangladesh are close strategic partners in counter-terrorism., “the foreign minister noted.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50674910/bangladesh-pays-tribute-to-india-for-unwavering-support
