, March 25 -- Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Tuesday said Dhaka is ready to see a bilateral meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit and is expecting a positive response from Delhi.

He said the strain that is there in the relations between Bangladesh and India could be overcome if the bilateral meeting is held between Prof Yunus and Narendra Modi.

"On our part, we are ready (for the talks). We will be waiting," Jashim Uddin told reporters at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Secretary said Bangladesh is giving much importance to the meeting as Dhaka believes the meeting will help take forward the relations.

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