Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- Describing the bond between Bangladesh and India as "eternal", Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma said mutual benefit and interdependence will advance the relationship.

He made the remarks at an event organised to mark India-Bangladesh Friendship Day or Maitri Diwas at Gulshan on Saturday.

"We always seek a stable, positive, constructive, forward-looking and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh which is based on equality, mutual sensitivity and mutual respect and understanding," Verma said.

On the bond between the neighbours through "history, geography, language, culture, empathy, and sacrifice", he said: "It is a reminder of how the depth of this connection between us is a part of the day-to-da...