<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">India-Bangladesh brotherhood is borne in the common sacrifices made during the Liberation War of 1971 and it has become even stronger as the cooperation between the two countries has grown in contemporary times, said the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Speaking to Prasar Bharti Special Correspondent in Dhaka after presenting his credentials to President Hamid on 27th October, High Commissioner Verma said that the relationship has grown immensely under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and has become a model for good neighbourly relations.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">He said that the growing prosperity and rapid socio-economic development in both countries are creating new opportunities for deeper cooperation between them. The recent visit of Prime Minister Hasina to India has yet again demonstrated the depth and substance of the partnership between the two countries, said the High Commissioner.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Pointing out the strength of the relationship between the two countries, High Commissioner Pranay Verma said that Bangladesh is India's largest development partner while India is the largest export market for Bangladesh in Asia. He said that both countries are working to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to further accelerate their economic engagement.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Highlighting the bilateral engagements, High Commissioner Pranay Verma said that both countries are working on mutually beneficial cross-border connectivity to realise the shared aspiration for peace and prosperity for their people and to strengthen their economic, cultural and people-to-people connection. He expressed confidence that with the development of connectivity and expansion of trade infrastructure at the border, the economies of both countries will be connected even more robustly.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Outlining his commitment and mandate for India-Bangladesh relations, the High Commissioner quoted Prime Minister Modi who said during the recent visit of Prime Minister Hasina to India that in realising the vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for a stable, prosperous and progressive Bangladesh, India will walk every step together with Bangladesh.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>