BD to work closely with new Indian govt

The government will work closely with the new Indian government to take Bangladesh-India relations to a greater height, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday. “The government looks forward to working closely with the incoming government of India,” he said while briefing diplomats of SAARC and ASEAN countries at State Guesthouse Padma. He reaffirmed that the government is on track to further intensify the cooperation under the regional and sub-regional mechanism including South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) , according to a news agency.