India today reiterated its commitment to support comprehensive development and growth of Bangladesh. Addressing a function on the occasion of launching the Joint Retreat ceremony at Zero Point in Petrapole – Benapole border in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal this afternoon, the Home Minister, Mr. Sushilkumar Shinde said that India and Bangladesh share close geographical, historical, cultural and ethnic ties and it has to be carried forward in coming days.

Terming the joint retreat ceremony of border security force and Bangladesh border guards as a landmark event in the history of cooperation and coordination between the two countries, Mr. Shinde opined that this will go a long way in fostering feelings of brotherhood and friendship between the people of two nations and both border guarding forces.

The Home Minister said that the efforts will help to ease border relation problems. Speaking on the occasion, the Bangladesh Home Minister, Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir said that the joint treat will create a new history of friendship between the two nations. Mr. Alamgir said that the efforts will help to avoid unwanted incidents in border and also better border management.