Dhaka: Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmood on Monday said Bangladesh's development is not possible without good relations with India as the two countries share a common border several thousand kilometers long.
Hasan, who is also joint general secretary of the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made the remarks while replying to a question by some groups on social media regarding the unsuccessful campaign asking people to boycott Indian products.
"Our development is not possible without maintaining good relations with the country (India) with which we have a common border of several thousand kilometers on three sides," he told reporters here.
Mahmood said it would be difficult to maintain peace and stability in Bangladesh without good relations with its neighbour.
His comments came in response to a question on what he thought about the "Boycott India" campaign mainly through social media like Facebook and YouTube asking people to boycott Indian products, on which very little There was a reaction.The campaign is believed to be backed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as Prime Minister Hasina's ruling Awami League received New Delhi's "support" during the January 7 elections.
However, Mahmood directly blamed BNP for this campaign and said that they had started it to create a crisis in the domestic market and destabilize the economy of Bangladesh.
The minister described the campaign as a "complete flop" and said that the BNP would be further isolated if they came up with the call again.
"Their efforts (calling for boycott of Indian products) failed. We also know this," he told reporters.If BNP comes with a fresh agenda, the people of the country will again reject it."
However, the BNP did not make any public statement calling on people to boycott the Indian product, while media analysts suggested that the campaign was started by social media influencers who are critical of the ruling party and many of them are from outside Bangladesh. Leading it since.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited Bangladesh last week where he met Prime Minister Hasina and other top leaders and highlighted New Delhi's strong bilateral ties with Dhaka, including in areas such as security, water trade and investment, power and energy, defence, connectivity. Reviewed. Sub-regional cooperation.
In the first official visit by a high-level official to Bangladesh after the formation of the new government in January 2024, Kwatra also met Foreign Minister Mahmood and his counterpart Masood bin Momen.
Kwatra invited Prime Minister Hasina to visit New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first world leader to congratulate Hasin on her re-election.
Hasan, who is also joint general secretary of the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made the remarks while replying to a question by some groups on social media regarding the unsuccessful campaign asking people to boycott Indian products.
"Our development is not possible without maintaining good relations with the country (India) with which we have a common border of several thousand kilometers on three sides," he told reporters here.
Mahmood said it would be difficult to maintain peace and stability in Bangladesh without good relations with its neighbour.
His comments came in response to a question on what he thought about the "Boycott India" campaign mainly through social media like Facebook and YouTube asking people to boycott Indian products, on which very little There was a reaction.The campaign is believed to be backed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as Prime Minister Hasina's ruling Awami League received New Delhi's "support" during the January 7 elections.
However, Mahmood directly blamed BNP for this campaign and said that they had started it to create a crisis in the domestic market and destabilize the economy of Bangladesh.
The minister described the campaign as a "complete flop" and said that the BNP would be further isolated if they came up with the call again.
"Their efforts (calling for boycott of Indian products) failed. We also know this," he told reporters.If BNP comes with a fresh agenda, the people of the country will again reject it."
However, the BNP did not make any public statement calling on people to boycott the Indian product, while media analysts suggested that the campaign was started by social media influencers who are critical of the ruling party and many of them are from outside Bangladesh. Leading it since.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited Bangladesh last week where he met Prime Minister Hasina and other top leaders and highlighted New Delhi's strong bilateral ties with Dhaka, including in areas such as security, water trade and investment, power and energy, defence, connectivity. Reviewed. Sub-regional cooperation.
In the first official visit by a high-level official to Bangladesh after the formation of the new government in January 2024, Kwatra also met Foreign Minister Mahmood and his counterpart Masood bin Momen.
Kwatra invited Prime Minister Hasina to visit New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first world leader to congratulate Hasin on her re-election.
