Sheikh Hasina, Modi hope to further deepen Bangladesh-India relations Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have expressed their desire that the existing bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries would be further deepened in the future. "The two leaders have expressed their hopes that the existing bilateral relations will be deepened further in the days to come," Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud told a news briefing early hours of Monday, reports BSS. The expectations came at a one-to-one meeting (tete-e-tete) between the two prime ministers after the swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet of Modi government on Sunday evening.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Mustafizur Rahman and PM’s Press Secretary M Nayeemul Islam Khan were present, among other, at the briefing. The Bangladesh Prime Minister arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attended the oath-taking ceremony of the new Indian government at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Sheikh Hasina is expected to leave the Indian capital for Dhaka this afternoon.
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