Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Bangladesh and India have acknowledged challenges in their bilateral relations and emphasised the need for joint efforts to address them, as the two nations navigate diplomatic tensions following the formation of the interim government in Dhaka.

Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed these issues during a meeting on the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Oman's Muscat on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.

According to a media statement from Bangladesh's foreign ministry, "both sides recognised the challenges the two neighbours are facing in terms of bilateral relations and discussed the necessity to work together to address those."

The two-day conference, hos...