Dhaka, May 24 -- Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday said Bangladesh and India both are more capable, confident, connected and aspirational societies than they ever were.

"We both are important stakeholders in the peace, stability and development of our shared region," he said, in a farewell note, stressing that cooperation between the two countries is critical to address shared challenges like climate change and environmental sustainability.

As the two largest economies of the region, the envoy said they both have to be the anchors for closer regional integration.

"Because we are so different today from our past, I also believe that we need a new, future-oriented agenda for our engagement," he said, ...