<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said discussions with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr Hasan Mahmud would strengthen the Dhaka-Delhi relations.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>"Our discussions today will strengthen Bangladesh-India Maitri (friendship)," Jaishankar said in a brief message shared from X, formerly known as Twitter.</div><div><br></div><div>He welcomed Dr Hasan to India.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasan Mahmud is visiting India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar.</div><div><br></div><div>He held a meeting with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the first day of his visit.</div><div><br></div><div>After the meeting, the Awami League Joint General Secretary paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation ground and memorial square at Rajghat. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>