PM Modi’s go to to Bangladesh shall be his first international tour after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated he’ll hold “substantive discussions” with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina throughout his two-day go to to Bangladesh, as he expressed happiness that his first international tour after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic can be to a pleasant neighbouring nation with which India shares deep ties.
Modi stated he shall be visiting Bangladesh on March 26-27 on the invitation of Prime Minister Hasina, and appears ahead to his participation on the Bangladesh National Day celebrations on Friday.
In his departure assertion, he stated, “I am happy that my first foreign visit after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will be to our friendly neighbouring country, with which India shares deep cultural, linguistic and people-to-people ties.”
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Noting that Bangladesh’s National Day celebrations on Friday will commemorate the beginning centenary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Modi stated ‘Bangabandhu’ was one of the tallest leaders of the final century, whose life and beliefs proceed to encourage hundreds of thousands.
“I look forward to visiting Bangabandhu’s Samadhi in Tungipara to pay my respects to his memory,” the prime minister stated.
Modi stated he additionally seems to be ahead to providing prayers to Goddess Kali on the historic Jashoreshwari Kali Temple, one of the 51 Shaktipeeths within the Puranic custom.
The prime minister stated he’s trying ahead to his interplay with representatives of the Matua group at Orakandi, from the place Sri Sri Harichand Thakur disseminated his pious message, Modi stated.
“I will be having substantive discussions with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following our very productive virtual meeting in December last year. I also look forward to my meeting with President Abdul Hamid, and to interactions with other Bangladeshi dignitaries,” Modi stated.
“My visit will not only be an occasion to convey appreciation for Bangladesh’s remarkable economic and developmental strides under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visionary leadership, but also to commit India’s abiding support for these achievements,” he stated.
Modi stated, throughout his go to, he can even specific India’s assist and solidarity for Bangladesh’s struggle in opposition to COVID-19.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, whereas briefing reporters on the PM’s go to to Bangladesh, had stated on Wednesday {that a} vary of pacts shall be signed and new bulletins for bolstering cooperation in a number of areas shall be made through the two-day go to.
Modi’s go to is happening at a time Bangladesh is commemorating Mujib Borsho, the beginning centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of the nation’s War of Liberation. The two nations are additionally celebrating 50 years of the institution of diplomatic ties.
The two prime ministers held a digital summit on December 17 throughout which Modi stated Bangladesh is a key pillar of New Delhi’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ coverage, whereas Hasina described India as a “true friend” and asserted that each nations might play a major position within the world and regional worth chains by additional integrating their economies in addition to boosting connectivity.
During that summit, the 2 nations had inked seven agreements to additional broadbase cooperation in a plethora of sectors, and restored a cross-border rail hyperlink snapped by the 1965 conflict with Pakistan.
