Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- The High Commission of India held a grand celebration to mark the 54th anniversary of Maitri Diwas-2025 on Saturday at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka, reinforcing the historic ties between India and Bangladesh.

Maitri Diwas commemorates the day in 1971 when India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent state, ten days before Bangladesh's actual liberation, in a historic gesture of support.

Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner Pranay Verma described the day as a milestone in bilateral history that cannot be erased.

He said that India seeks a stable, positive, constructive, forward-looking and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh based on equality and mutual respect, in which the peop...