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PM Modi to Visit Dhaka in March Next Year for Celebration of 50 Years of Bangladesh Independence
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A joint statement, issued after the summit, said Hasina thanked Modi for accepting her invitation to visit Bangladesh in person in March 2021 to join the celebrations to mark 50 years of Bangladesh s Independence and Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh next year in March to join the celebrations to mark 50 years of Bangladesh s Independence and India-Bangladesh diplomatic relations. Was honoured to review our diverse ties with Bangladesh during my Virtual Summit with PM Sheikh Hasina today. We also unveiled a stamp honouring Bangabandhu (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman), and launched the Bangabandhu-Bapu museum and the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link, Modi tweeted after the
Water sharing, management of trans-boundary rivers to dominate Indo-B desh summit
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Thu, Dec 17 2020 12:27 IST |
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Water sharing, management of trans-boundary rivers to dominate Indo-B desh summit. Image Source: IANS News
Dhaka, Dec 17 : Water sharing and management of trans-boundary rivers will dominate the Indo-Bangladesh Summit on Thursday led by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said here.
Speaking to IANS, Momen said the two countries during the summit are scheduled to sign at least five MoUs Trans-boundary Elephant Conservation to Preserve Biodiversity; Framework Agreement on High Impact Community Development Projects; Barishal Sewerage Treatment Plant; Framework Understanding on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector, and Joint Study on Technology Transfer.
Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 21:44 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh next year in March to join the celebrations to mark 50 years of Bangladesh’s Independence and India-Bangladesh diplomatic relations. Was honoured to review our diverse ties with Bangladesh during my Virtual Summit with PM Sheikh Hasina today. We also unveiled a stamp honouring Bangabandhu (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman), and launched the Bangabandhu-Bapu museum and the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link, Modi tweeted after the Indo-Bangla bilateral summit. Next year, India and Bangladesh will jointly commemorate Mujib Borsho and 50 years of establishment of our diplomatic ties. I look forward to visiting Dhaka for paying my homage to the life and ideals of Bangabandhu, Modi said in his tweets in English and Bengali.
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