(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is on a four-day
visit to India, kicked off her diplomatic meets in New Delhi on
Monday by holding talks with the External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar.
PM Hasina was welcomed by Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State
for Textiles and Railways in New Delhi upon her arrival here on
Monday. Shiekh Hasina's visit is seen as a crucial one which will
further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between India and
Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Prime Minister also got clicked with the dancers who
welcomed her. Issues which are on top of the agenda are upgrading
defence cooperation, expanding regional connectivity initiatives
and establishing stability in South Asia.
During her visit, the Bangladesh Prime Minister will meet
President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. She
will also hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
This visit is her first visit after both nations' bilateral
relations touched their 50th year in 2021. Last year also marked
the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence and the 100th
birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of
the nation.
PM Modi visited Bangladesh in 2021. Maitri Diwas celebrations
were held in 20 capitals around the world including Delhi and
Dhaka. Prime Ministers of both countries have met 12 times since
2015.
India and Bangladesh have sought to create a model for regional
cooperation besides reviving several connectivity initiatives over
the last few years. The Akhaura-Agartala rail link will reopen
soon, and it is anticipated that Agartala and Chittagong will be
connected by air in a few weeks.
The two sides are expected to ink an agreement on interim
sharing of water of the Kushiyara River during Hasina's visit. The
Bangladeshi PM is also likely to travel to Ajmer in Rajasthan to
visit the Dargah of revered Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti.
Last month, India and Bangladesh finalised the text of the
agreement on interim sharing of river waters.
The text of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was finalised
at the 38th ministerial-level meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint
Rivers Commission (JRC) held in Delhi on August 25. The commission
was constituted in 1972 as a bilateral mechanism to address issues
of mutual interest on common rivers.
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