Destinies of India and Bangladesh are Interlinked:Says Vice President

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari confers the Honorary Doctorate Degree to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Mrs. Sheikh Hasina, at the 9th Convocation of Tripura University, at Agartala on January 12, 2012. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development and Communications and Information Technology, Shri Kapil Sibal is also seen. Photo © PIB

Agartala (PIB) --- The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has said that destinies of India and Bangladesh are interlinked.  Addressing the 9th Convocation of Tripura University here today, he said the people of both the countries share in great measure a common history, culture, language and tradition and they have co-operated and faced challenges together.   Ansari said our relationship is rooted in shared values and commitment to secularism, multi-party democracy, social justice and fundamental human freedoms.

The Vice President said Tripura shares a special relationship with Bangladesh.  He said that having borders with it on three sides, the state and its people had played important roles in the path leading to the birth of Bangladesh.   Ansari expressed the confidence   that implementing the Joint Communiqués issued after the landmark visits of the two Prime Ministers would cement this special relationship through enhancing connectivity between Tripura and Bangladesh and promoting close people to people and business linkages.