Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is the first foreign guest on a bilateral State Visit to India after the formation of the Modi 3.0 government, received a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.
This visit will give a "major boost" to India-Bangladesh ties, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal in a social media post said that.
After attending PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday met with Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Seychelles Vice President Ahmed Afif, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina shook hands with PM Modi on the stage
PM Modi is set to be sworn in as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term on June 9, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Friday. Alongside him, members of his council of ministers will also take their oaths on the same day.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to depart for New Delhi tomorrow to participate in the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that a plot is on to carve out "a Christian state like East Timor", taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar, saying that she won't let this happen, as reported by The Daily Star.
India's Foreign Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a short trip and is expected to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the country's Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, the Chief of the Indian Air Force, called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on winning a fresh mandate, further conveying best wishes for her tenure.