Dhaka, December 9: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has on Monday expressed concerns over the safety of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and a desire for a "positive, constructive and mutually beneficial" relationship with Bangladesh

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held high-level talks with his counterpart in Dhaka today.

In the first high-level visit by an Indian official since August 5 when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled to India, Misri said he had a "frank, candid and constructive exchange of views" with Foreign Secretary Mohammad Jashim Uddin here.

"I conveyed our concerns, including those related to the safety and welfare of minorities. We also discussed some regrettable incidents of attacks on cultural, religious, and diplomatic properties," Misri told reporters.

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