The ruling BNP in Bangladesh has congratulated the BJP on its victory in West Bengal, hoping the result could help maintain and strengthen relations between the two countries. It also hopes that the two countries sign the long pending Teesta agreement.

BJP leader Suvendhu Adhikari’s personal assistant was shot dead in Madhyamgram late Wednesday evening. According to reports, he was fired upon four times. Doctors had declared him brought dead.

The BJP leader’s PA, identified as Chandranath Rath, was shot twice in the assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district near Kolkata, the police said