DHAKA: Ruling Awami League leader Dr Dipu Moni has said the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and India will be further strengthened with the new Indian government.

The former foreign minister made the observation while talking to reporters during her visit to London, quoting PTI, Economic Times of India, reported on Friday.

She said, “It is up to the Indian population to decide whoever they want as Prime Minister but whichever government takes over, our relations will only strengthen.”

Dr Dipu Moni also added: “We hope the environment of friendship and cooperation that has built up in the region will continue.”

The idea of sharing common resources is growing and even Mamata Banerjee has been making conciliatory speeches over the issue of Teesta River, she added.

The ruling Awami League lawmaker accused members of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of using London as a hub for some of their activities to discredit the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government.

She also said, “We have been cooperating with the UK government to ensure such elements are not allowed to use London as a hub for their activities that use Islam as a front and propagate lies to the world.”

BDST: 1923 HRS, MAY 10, 2014