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Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka today
Diplomatic Correspondent
4th March, 2021 09:20:59
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka this morning to prepare the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh scheduled for March 26.
He is coming to Dhaka at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen for a brief but important trip as all eyes are now fixed on the Indian premier’s upcoming visit. This will be Modi’s first trip to any foreign country since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh, which is set to celebrate the golden jubilee of its independence, looks forward to the Indian prime minister’s visit this month to take forward the bilateral relations to the next level.
Bangladesh, India discuss celebration of Liberation War, border killing, water sharing
Diplomatic Correspondent
4th March, 2021 01:25:40
Bangladesh and India on Thursday discussed ways to take forward the relations as the two countries are set to celebrate the 50 years of Bangladesh independence together this month.
The two sides discussed a number of issues including border killings, the sharing of the Teesta waters, celebrate of the 50th anniversary of independence and 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar led their respective sides at a bilateral meeting held at state guesthouse Padma, taking stock of the progress of their relations.
India to focus “connectivity” for next 20 years ties with Bangladesh
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DHAKA, March 4, 2021 (BSS) – Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said India was keen to take as its major focus the India-Bangladesh connectivity issue for next 20 years to change the region’s geo-economic scenario.
“Fifty years (of Indian-Bangladesh bilateral relations) are over, think for, no not fifty years think next twenty years,” he said emerging along with his counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen to a joint media briefing following their one and half hours of talks.
Jaishankar added: “I would say most of all let us look at connectivity . . . I would pick connectivity as a big goal (for our relationship).”
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.