Weeks after attacking the government for "selling out" to India, Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP has said, it too wanted good relations with New Delhi in a manner that would "benefit both countries".<br/><br/>Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia said this as she met the newly appointed Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Rajeet Mitter, who called on her last evening. <br/><br/>The BNP spokesman said Zia assured Mitter of extending all cooperation during his stay in Bangladesh.<br/><br/>The opposition leader's comments came after she had a heated exchange with the government following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi last month.<br/><br/>Zia also expressed apprehension that her archrival had reached a "secret deal" during her maiden New Delhi visit. <br/><br/>But Prime Minister Hasina dismissed the allegations in the parliament, saying: the question of signing any secret deal doesn't arise at all. She said, if the opposition knows anything about it, let them make it public.
News On AIR | February 9, 2010 10:00 AM
B’desh opposition wants good relations with India: Khaleda Zia