Indian High Commissioner meets PM Tarique

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday morning and discussed different bilateral issues.

The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Cabinet Division, beginning around 9:30am, said his Press Secretary Saleh Shibly.

“The Indian High Commissioner paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister,” he said.

Shibly said the issues related to strengthening relations between Bangladesh and India were discussed during the meeting.

The Indian High Commissioner also presented the Prime Minister with a book and a showpiece.

After the meeting, the Indian High Commission said Pranay Verma conveyed India’s intent to work together with the Government and the people of Bangladesh in a ‘positive, constructive and forward-looking manner’ based on mutual interest and mutual benefit.

They discussed bilateral engagement with a focus on people-centric cooperation in multiple domains aligned with the national development priorities of the two countries, said the High Commission.

The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in a wide range of areas, including public health, financial inclusion, women‘s empowerment, rural development, bilateral trade and investment, ease of doing business, technology partnerships, and power and energy cooperation.

The High Commissioner underlined that India-Bangladesh cooperation should transform their geographical proximity into new opportunities by strengthening economic and connectivity linkages, and by enhancing cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir, and Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pawan Badhe were, among others, were also present at the meeting.