Sheikh Hasina expresses gratitude to Indian people for their support

Bangkadeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her gratitude to Indian people for their great support during Bangladesh's 1971 'Liberation War'.

"We are grateful to the Indian people including the people of Tripura for their unforgettable gestures to our freedom fighters and millions of refugees," a spokesman of the Hasina's office told PTI as Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar made a courtesy call to her.

Sarkar, who is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to attend the 39th Independence Day celebration, paid tributes to the country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The spokesman said both the premier and the chief minister agreed to increase connectivity between the Indian northeastern state and Bangladesh while Sarkar said the landlocked province could be good market for Bangladeshi fertilisers and other products.

He said Tripura government had decided to allocate a building to set up a Bangladesh Trade Centre in Agartala to enhance trade relations between Bangladesh and Tripura.

Sarkar earlier called on the foreign minister Dipu Moni who too expressed her deep gratitude to the people of Tripura for their support by sheltering the refugees during the War.