Kolkata: India, especially West Bengal, could deepen its people-to-people ties with neighbour Bangladesh, said Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, former Secretary-East in the Ministry of External Affairs, while pointing out that in the official domain, collaboration between the two governments had been strengthened significantly in all areas, in recent years.
...India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen: Ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka
The former former Secretary-East, MEA, said there is not much public awareness regarding the collaboration and only issues such as border shoot-outs and illegal immigration are highlighted.