Dhaka, April 6 -- Emphasising the need to strengthen people-to-people ties with India beyond one-person driven engagement, Bangladesh Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir on Monday said Bangladesh wants to develop a new relationship with India, ending Hasina-era type relations with the neighboring country.

"It's a new relationship between Bangladesh and India. There is nothing like Hasina's Awami League in Bangladesh now. Hasina is non-existent. She died politically long days ago," he told reporters after a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma.

The meeting comes ahead of Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman's scheduled visit to New Delhi starting Tuesday....