India to support Bangladesh in fight against terrorism

Lauding Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in fighting terrorism, India on Thursday said it will "whole-heartedly" support her government on all fronts and will jointly combat terrorism and violent extremism.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said this during her meeting with Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam. Swaraj expressed strong resolve to work jointly with Bangladesh in fighting the menace of terrorism and violent extremism.

The two leaders discussed the issues of connectivity, hydro-power projects through sub-regional cooperation mechanism, a statement from the Bangladesh High Commission said.

"In this context, she particularly praised the contribution of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in fighting terrorism. 'On every platform, India will extend support to Sheikh Hasina s government whole-heartedly'," it said quoting Swaraj. The Ministers expressed satisfaction over the implementation of the various agreements signed during the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in June last year.