PM Hasina in New Delhi
Monday, 11 January 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi Sunday evening on her maiden state visit to neighbouring India since her party formed government one year back, reports bdnews24.com.
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines took off from Zia International Airport at 6.22pm (BST), said airport officials.
The prime minister's flight touched down at Palam Air Force Base outside Delhi at 8.05pm local time.
She was given a red carpet reception, headed by state minister for external affairs Dilip Kor.
Hasina was driven to the Hotel Maurya situated in the Indian capital's Diplomatic Enclave, the usual place of stay for visiting heads of state and government. Her schedule for Sunday night is 'quiet time'.
During her visit over the following three days, Hasina will meet Indian president Pratibha Patil, ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and leader of the opposition Sushma Swaraj, alongside the crucial summit with prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Foreign minister Dipu Moni, water resources minister Romesh Chandra Sen, prime minister's advisers HT Imam, Moshiur Rahman and Gowhor Rizvi, her principal secretary Abdul Karim and foreign secretary Mizarul Quayes are among the Bangladesh delegation. Hasina's family are also accompanying her.
Three treaties on crime control and a memorandum of understanding on electricity are supposed to be signed during Hasina's visit, as well as talks on other key areas including trade, infrastructure projects and shared rivers.
The official talks with Singh and signing of the agreements and MOU will take place on Monday at Hyderabad House.
Hasina will attend a banquet hosted by Singh later the same evening.
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines took off from Zia International Airport at 6.22pm (BST), said airport officials.
The prime minister's flight touched down at Palam Air Force Base outside Delhi at 8.05pm local time.
She was given a red carpet reception, headed by state minister for external affairs Dilip Kor.
Hasina was driven to the Hotel Maurya situated in the Indian capital's Diplomatic Enclave, the usual place of stay for visiting heads of state and government. Her schedule for Sunday night is 'quiet time'.
During her visit over the following three days, Hasina will meet Indian president Pratibha Patil, ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and leader of the opposition Sushma Swaraj, alongside the crucial summit with prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Foreign minister Dipu Moni, water resources minister Romesh Chandra Sen, prime minister's advisers HT Imam, Moshiur Rahman and Gowhor Rizvi, her principal secretary Abdul Karim and foreign secretary Mizarul Quayes are among the Bangladesh delegation. Hasina's family are also accompanying her.
Three treaties on crime control and a memorandum of understanding on electricity are supposed to be signed during Hasina's visit, as well as talks on other key areas including trade, infrastructure projects and shared rivers.
The official talks with Singh and signing of the agreements and MOU will take place on Monday at Hyderabad House.
Hasina will attend a banquet hosted by Singh later the same evening.