Foreign adviser expects smoother Bangladesh-India ties under elected govt

Foreign adviser says Bangladesh has received no formal security message from India

Remark follows India’s decision to withdraw diplomats’ families

Foreign adviser says on-arrival visa suspended to prevent ‘any untoward environment’ in the country during election

Decision not imposed on Bangladesh alone, he says

Foreign adviser rejects Indian press note about event in front of the Bangladesh mission in New Delhi

Foreign Adviser Touhid says India's advice on Bangladesh’s election not acceptable

Relationship with Pakistan had been deliberately kept in a bad state, he says

Bangladesh has deep ties with US and extensive economic relations with China, he says

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday said the government would extend necessary support regarding travel documents if BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman decides to return to Bangladesh.

Touhid said Bangladesh is maintaining regular communication with India on the issue

Dhaka agrees in principle with the UN proposal for a humanitarian corridor to Myanmar's Rakhine State, but certain conditions must be met for its implementation, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.