New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- : Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Sunday greeted people of India on the occasion of the country's 71st Republic Day and hoped that New Delhi and Dhaka's partnership would "ensure greater prosperity" for people of both nations.

In a statement, Bangladesh High Commission here said that President Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent separate messages of felicitations to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Republic Day.

According to the high commission, Prime Minister Hasina, in her message, said India and Bangladesh relations have "become a model" for many countries across the world.

"President Hamid recalled that Bangladesh's historical relationship with India since 'our gl...