Chinese investments in Bangladesh should not be a matter of concern for India, said Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam.
He also said the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India were long-tested, not comparable to other relations - these would be further strengthened in the future.
He made the observations in a recent interview with Indian state news agency PTI (Press Trust of India).
"Our relations with India cannot be compared (with any other countries). There is nothing to be concerned about. The Government of India understands this loud and clear," the PTI reported, quoting Mr Alam.
The "anti-liberation forces", that had been behind the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and had made attempts on the life of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, spew venom against India but have now weakened and lost credibility and acceptance among the masses, said Mr Alam.
The interview that took place recently was published by Indian media outlets on Tuesday.
According to PTI, the minister did not rule out "possibilities" of Pakistan's involvement in fanning anti-India sentiments in Bangladesh, but declined to "jump to conclusions" as he didn't want Bangladesh to be a possible proxy ground for India-Pakistan bilateral issues.
Regarding Chinese investments, the state minister said: "Of course, China has excelled on many fronts. If you look at world trade, even countries that do not get along with China have it as their biggest trading partner. They are a trading partner for Bangladesh as well. They come up with fantastic business proposals for the private and public sectors."
The minister noted that there were a lot of misconceptions about growing Chinese investments in Bangladesh and said that the Indian government also understood the situation.
"Someone asked me whether we were building the Padma Setu (bridge) with Chinese funding. It is completely wrong. Not a single Chinese penny has been used. The bridge is being built by a Chinese contractor, an individual party. Their government is not involved. This is how things get lost in translation.
"During the last visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a number of projects were discussed, but not even half of those got a go-ahead. Even India has agreed upon many more projects with China than we did," he said during his recent visit to West Bengal.
