Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid said that India and Bangladesh are loyal friends and closest neighbours as High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh made a farewell call on him at Bangabhaban.

He thanked the Indian government and people for their various health and humanitarian support during her tenure.

Applauding the initiatives taken to tranport goods by sea from Kolkata during the Covid period, Hamid said trade and investment between the two neighbour countries have increased as a result of road, rail, sea and air connectivity between Bangladesh and India extended than before.

He said he hopes that the two countries would expand multidimensional communication and take initiative to utlisise every field of cooperati...