Glimpses from Day 1 of PM Narendra Modi’s Bangladesh visit
PM Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Bangladesh on Friday (March 26), his first visit to a foreign country since the COVID19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Bangladesh on Friday (March 26), his first visit to a foreign country since the COVID19 outbreak. Prime Minister hailed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's leadership and contribution of the Indian army in Bangladesh's 1971 freedom war as he joined President Abdul Hamid and his counterpart Sheikh Hasina in celebrating the country's 50 years of independence here.
He also presented the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020, being conferred by India upon Bangladesh's 'Father of the Nation' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to his daughters - Premier Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana.
Speaking at the 50th National Day programme of Bangladesh at the National Parade Square, PM Modi said it was an honour for India to confer Gandhi Peace Prize on Mujibur Rahman.