Kolkata, Dec 3: Bangladesh is looking to leverage film festivals and tourism exchanges to "break the ice" and re-energise bilateral ties with India in the post-Sheikh Hasina phase, even as overall economic engagement between the two neighbours is estimated to exceed USD 35 billion, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah said, on Wednesday.

During an interaction with members of the Merchant Chamber of Commerce, Hamidullah said he hopes that cultural and people-centric exchanges will play a pivotal role in refreshing the relationship at a time when both sides are assessing the next phase of engagement.

He said talks are underway to organise a Bengali film festival in Delhi, though he did not share further details.

Hamidullah, who has been posted in Delhi for the last ei

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