An eight-member delegation comprising Bangladeshi lawmakers met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna in Kolkata yesterday.
Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan led the delegation while the other members were Whip Iqbalur Rahim, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Pankaj Nath, Mustafa Lutfullah, Nahim Razzaq, Mahjabeen Khaled and Shafiqul Islam Shimul.
Apart from the legislators, Md Arafat and Sujit Nandi were present.
The delegation discussed a range of issues with Mamata, who said she loves Bangladesh. She said Bangladesh and India enjoy an intimate relation because of similarities in language and culture, adding that any disputes can be resolved through talks.
Mamata recalled the memories of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his role in the 1971 War of Liberation.
The chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit West Bengal and also expressed her intent to visit Bangladesh.
She said disputes over the Land Boundary Agreement would soon be resolved through discussion.
