Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives grand welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan; set to hold talks with PM Modi
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives grand welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan; set to hold talks with PM Modi
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday morning. She was received and greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she arrived there.
This is Sheikh Hasina's second visit to India in a little less than two weeks. Hasina, who arrived in India on Friday for a two-day state visit, was in the country during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks on Saturday to give a new momentum to the bilateral ties.
Hours after Hasina began a two-day state visit to India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met her and discussed various bilateral issues.
"Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh this evening. Her State visit to India underlines our close and abiding ties," he said on X.
"Appreciate her guidance on the further development of our special partnership," he added.
Bangladesh is a key partner and trusted neighbour of India and PM Hasina's visit will give a major boost to the "celebrated bilateral partnership", external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.