Dhaka, April 7 -- Bangladesh on Tuesday expressed optimism that Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman's "goodwill visit" to India will lay an important foundation for elevating cooperation between Bangladesh and India to a more fruitful and sustainable level in the future.

"It is hoped that this visit will lay an important foundation for elevating cooperation between Bangladesh and India to a more fruitful and sustainable level in the future," Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs SM Mahbubul Alam told reporters at the ministry, UNB reports.

Describing it as a "goodwill visit" to India, he said the Foreign Minister left for New Delhi in the afternoon en route to Mauritius to participate in the Indian Ocean Conference, scheduled ...