Delhi announces Hasina's India visit on Sept 5-8
Friday, 2 September 2022
NEW DELHI, Sept 01 (BSS): India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today formally announced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming India visit taking place on September 5-8.
"I am happy to announce the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India". It will be a state visit from September 5-8 this year," said MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi here this evening.
Speaking at the weekly media briefing, he said during the visit, PM Sheikh Hasina will pay a call on President of India Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.
She will hold bilateral consultations with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
Besides, he said External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During her three-day state visit, the premier is likely to visit Ajmer Sharif.
Bagchi said in recent years, Bangladesh and India have sustained high level of engagement including the highest level of visits between the two countries.
"The forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries based on historical and cultural ties and mutual trust and understanding," he added.
The Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last visited India in October 2019.
Meanwhile, diplomatic, business and journalist fraternities see the PM Sheikh Hasina's upcoming India visit as a very crucial one in the perspective of present world scenario.
Taking to the news agency, they said the visit will yield a very positive outcome and usher a new era of bilateral and regional cooperation in the wake of present global geo-political developments. The visit will also re-invigorate India's investment in Bangladesh, they said.