Dhaka, May 16 -- Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma and his wife, Manu Verma, hosted a reception at India House on Saturday to bid farewell to friends from the media amid conversations, shared memories, and music, saying these are the memories they will carry back to Brussels.

Pranay Verma, who has recently been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, said Bangladesh will remain one of their most cherished postings because of the warm affection and friendship they received here.

"Don't say goodbye; let's say, 'See you again.' Thank you very much for being there with us," he said in his brief remarks.

The envoy sang two songs - one in Bangla and one in Hindi -...