NEW DELHI: Hatred and negativity can never be the foundation of any country’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his video address to the centenary celebrations of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman "Bangabandhu was absolutely clear that hatred and negativity could never be the foundation of any country's development. But Bangabandhu 's ideas and efforts were not liked by some people who snatched him away from us," said Modi who was slated to be the keynote speaker at the function before his visit was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.“We are all witnessing how making terror and violence weapons of politics and diplomacy destroys a society and nation. The world is also watching where the supporters of terror and violence are currently placed and in what state they are, while Bangladesh is scaling new heights,” he said in obvious reference to Pakistan and the terror outfits based in that country.Describing Bangladesh as India’s “closest” trading and development partner, Modi said the cooperation between the two countries had grown in a number of connectivity-enhancing sectors, such as electricity distribution, the Friendship Pipeline, road, rail, internet, airways and waterways, which connect people from both countries.The PM stressed that in the past years, India and Bangladesh have “scripted a golden chapter of bilateral ties and given new dimension and direction to our partnership. This is because of increasing trust between the two countries that we have been able to amicably resolve complex issues like land boundary and maritime boundary”.Modi’s speech was seemingly intended as a balm to many Bangladeshi groups who have protested against India’s new citizenship law and the recent riots in Delhi.