Dhaka, May 6 finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said his country and Bangladesh are tied to each other for their identical cultural heritage, tradition, morality, values and a promising bright future.
He was speaking at the concluding session of Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary celebrations at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
Pranab came to Bangladesh late Saturday to chiefly attend this programme but he is scheduled to meet prime minister Sheikh Hasina who also attended the programme as the chief guest.
He said the relationship shared by the two neighbouring countries is unique.
"I believe our relationship is based on the strong foundation of love, confidence and trust of the people of the two countries," he said.
Pranab said he was sure that Bangladesh-India bilateral relationship would attain great height in the future.
"This [bilateral] relationship has derived from our mutual desires and sacrifices," he said.
He expressed his determination to take the two countries' relations further and hoped it would be "strengthened and lasting in the future".
The senior Congress party leader greeted prime minister and Bangladeshi people at the beginning of his speech. He also praised the cultural activists involved in practicing Rabindranath's works.
He mentioned the joint theatrical project by the two countries.
Artistes from both Bangladesh and India would participate in the Rabindra Utsab at Shantiniketan and Bardhaman.
The last time Pranab came to Bangladesh was during the visit of the Indian prime minister September last year.
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