Talks on Modi Visit: Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka today Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Dhaka today on an official visit ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to the country on March 26-27 to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh s independence.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is scheduled to welcome the Indian minister, who will fly from Delhi in a chartered flight, at the Bangabandhu Airforce Base in the capital at 10:00am.
They will hold a bilateral meeting for an hour at state guesthouse Padma and then hold a joint press briefing. Jaishankar will then call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the afternoon and then inaugurate a branch of the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan before flying back to Delhi in the evening.
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There will be a number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh later this month, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari, to attend the country s celebrations of 50 years of independence.
Additionally, some agreements and MoUs may be signed during the visits, which will also include formal meetings, officials said.
Modi, scheduled to visit on March 26-27, is likely to visit memorials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungirapara, which is also the birthplace of the Father of the Nation.
During the visit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart are likely to inaugurate the passenger train between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri in India s West Bengal on March 26, as part of the celebrations of Bangladesh s golden jubilee of independence.