Dhaka, May 4 -- After the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal assembly elections, Bangladesh's junior foreign minister Shama Obaed Islam said that the election results would not impact the country's foreign policy towards India.

She made these remarks while speaking to reporters. She was answering a query about the BJP's massive lead in the West Bengal assembly elections.

"In a country, foreign policy is determined by the nation's interests. In our country, foreign policy, we have said many times before, and we say it again today, is Bangladesh First. No matter which government is in another country, it does not change our foreign policy," Islam said.

"First of all, the BNP should have no stance on this. The elec...