'Bangladesh has no option but to have good ties with India'

Our relations are so close, we are so dependent on each other. We are so close in historic, political and economic terms that we can't be isolated MUHAMMAD YUNUS, interim government chief

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has no option but to have good relations with India since the two countries are dependent on each other, though propaganda has given rise to "some conflicts" between them, the country's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus said on Monday.

Yunus didn't identify the source of the propaganda and said during an interview with BBC Bangla that Bangladesh is trying to overcome its misunderstanding with India. His remarks came weeks ahead of the Bimstec Summit in Thailand on April 3-4, when the Bangladeshi side is keen to set up a meeting between Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Describing India-Bangladesh ties as "very good", Yunus said: "There has been no deterioration, our relations will always be good. They are good now and they will be good in future. There is no other way but to have good relations between Bangladesh and India."