President Droupadi Murmu said here on Friday that a strong, stable and prosperous Bangladesh is in India’s interest, and there is immense political will on both sides to see the relationship grow.

She stated this when visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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Welcoming Dr Mahmud, the President conveyed felicitations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her unprecedented fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.  She expressed confidence that under her leadership, Bangladesh will achieve new milestones of progress and prosperity.

President Murmu expressed satisfaction at the progress made in almost all areas of bilateral cooperation, such as border and security, trade, connectivity, power, infrastructure, people to people contacts, etc.

She noted that both sides have been reviving rail, road and waterways that traditionally linked the people and economies on both sides, and are also simultaneously creating new connectivity links.