Tarique Rahman's Top Aide To NDTV: 'Want Ties With India Based On Mutual Respect'

The new Bangladesh government led by Tarique Rahman's BNP wants to build people-to-people ties with neighbouring India and strengthen bilateral relationship through trade and investments, a top aide of Rahman told NDTV. Humayun Kabir, who handles international relations for Rahman and is set to be a key official in the new regime, said the priority is to build a "stronger cooperation among our people." He said India will be one of the countries that "we will visit", though he did not give a definite time. "Obviously there are certain domestic priorities and then international engagements. Of course India will be one of the countries that we will visit among other countries in the region," Kabir told NDTV.