India today expressed happiness about Bangladesh's graduation from the status of Least Developed Countries (LDC) and promised to continue support to the country's development efforts. "We are happy to note Bangladesh's graduation from LDC status and we will continue to help Bangladesh's development efforts," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at
Indian External Affairs Minister arrives in Dhaka
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen welcomes Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Bangabandhu Airforce Base on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Photo: courtesy Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka around 10am today.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen welcomed him at the Bangabandhu Airforce Base.
Uniindia: Dhaka, Mar 4 (UNI) Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Thursday to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh s independence.
Delhi for involving Tokyo in connectivity projects
Diplomatic Correspondent
4th March, 2021 08:17:11
In a major breakthrough, India on Thursday said it has picked “connectivity” with Bangladesh as a big goal for the years to come that might change the entire logistics and whole geo-economics of the region giving the Bay of Bengal a very different look. Connectivity between the two countries can change the face of the region. Connectivity is productivity, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar adding that India is keen to take as its major focus the India-Bangladesh connectivity issue for next 20 years to change the region’s geo-economic scenario.
Indian Cultural Centre inaugurated in Gulshan
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Shared cultural heritage is the strength of friendship between Bangladesh and India, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today after inaugurating the Indian Cultural Centre in the capital s Gulshan. Our shared cultural heritage is the strength of our partnership. It is the primary driver of our people-to-people connectivity, he said after inaugurating the new Indian Cultural Centre, according to a press release.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami was also present.
He said he was proud to inaugurate the centre in the month of Bangladesh s independence and a few days after the International Mother Language Day on February 21.