“The idea of sharing of common resources is growing and even (West Bengal chief minister) Mamata Banerjee has been making conciliatory speeches over the issue recently....There has been tremendous cooperation between India and Bangladesh and issues like terrorist activities in border areas is no longer a problem due to this engagement over security matters,” she said.
Moni highlighted the gradual democratic process taking root in Bangladesh following elections in the country earlier this year.
“Democracy is not built in a day. We are all learning on the job and moving towards a new Bangladesh, which will take time. We are a secular society and we will not allow extremism to flourish,” she said.
Moni accused members of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of using London as a hub for some of their activities to discredit the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government.
“We have been cooperating with the UK government to ensure such elements are not allowed to use London as a hub for their activities that use Islam as a front and propagate lies to the world,” she said.
