Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Matua community in Orakandi.PM Narendra Modi in Bangladesh Live Updates: Both India and Bangladesh want to see peace, stability and love in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, while addressing the Matua community in Bangladesh’s Orakandi.
“Both India and Bangladesh want to see the world progressing through their own progress. Both the nations want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror, and unrest,” the Prime Minister said.
At the onset of his second day in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Jeshoreshwari and Orakandi Temples in southwestern Shatkhira and Gopalganj to offer prayers. “Today, I got the opportunity to offer prayers before Maa Kali…I prayed to her to free the human race from COVID-19,” the Prime Minister said.
He later visited the ‘Mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’ in Tungipara along with Sheikh Hasina. Here, the Prime Minister laid a wreath and planted a sapling to pay tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, his first foreign diplomatic visit since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in India last year. Over the next two days, the Prime Minister is set to hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, and will also participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the nation, and Sheikh Mujib ur Rahman’s 100th birth anniversary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina (AP Photo/File)
Speaking in Bangladesh's Orakandi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "During Corona pandemic, India & Bangladesh have proven their capabilities. Today both nations are facing this pandemic strongly and fighting it together. India is working by considering it its duty that Made in India vaccine reaches the citizens of Bangladesh."
Both India and Bangladesh want to see peace, stability and love in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, while addressing the Matua community in Bangladesh’s Orakandi.
“Both India and Bangladesh want to see the world progressing through their own progress. Both the nations want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror, and unrest,” the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at a Matua temple in Bangladesh's Orakandi, the birthplace of Hindu mystic figure and Matua community's spiritual guru Harichand Thakur. Modi, who was wearing a mask, offered prayers at the Harichand-Guruchand Temple, where he was welcomed with 'Dhaak, Shankh, Ulu' in line with local rituals.
Orakandi is the abode of hundreds of Hindu Matua community, a large number of whom are residents of West Bengal. Ahead of his visit, Modi had said he is looking forward to his interaction with representatives of the Matua community at Orakandi, from where Sri Sri Harichand Thakur disseminated his pious message.
Analysts said Modi's planned temple visit carry a political significance at the time of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal. Last time when Prime Minister Modi visited Bangladesh in 2015, he offered puja at Dhakeshwari temple in the national capital. Bangladesh has taken extra security measures for the Indian premier's visit in the wake of protests by few leftist and Islamist groups.
In 2016, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) said their latest vital sample statistics report found the country's total population to be 15.89 crore by the end of 2015 with the number of Hindus at 1.70 crore in the Muslim-majority nation. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in southwestern Bangladesh and announced that India will build a multipurpose community hall for the worshippers.
Modi, who was covering his face with a mask, was welcomed in a traditional way upon his arrival at the temple.
Inside the temple, Modi offered prayers and sat on the floor while the priest was reciting the religious texts.
"Feeling blessed after praying at the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple," Modi tweeted after offering prayers at the temple in southwestern Shatkhira district, bordering India.
"PM @narendramodi places hand made Mukut on Ma Kali. Mukut made of silver with gold plating. Hand made over three weeks by a traditional artisan," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Speaking outside the temple, Modi said that he prayed to Goddess Kali to free the human race from COVID-19.
Noting that a large number of devotees from across the border and Bangladesh visit during 'Maa Kali mela' at the temple, Modi said a community hall is needed which should be multi-purpose so that when people come here during Kali puja, it is useful to them too.
Modi said India will build a multipurpose community hall at the temple.
"It should be useful for social, religious and educational events for local people. Most importantly, it should act as a shelter for all at the time of disasters like cyclones. India will do construction work. I express my gratitude to the Bangladesh government that they have wished us well for this," Modi said.
According to Hindu mythology, the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, scattered across India and neighbouring countries. Records suggest a Hindu king set up the temple in the 16th century.
Ahead of his visit to Bangladesh, Modi said on Thursday that he looks forward to offering prayers to Goddess Kali at the Jashoreshwari Kali temple located in Ishwaripur village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira, which borders West Bengal. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joined by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, visited the Bangabandhu Mausoleum Complex in Tungipara this morning, where they paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
After visiting the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple in Ishwaripur on the second day of his visit to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Today, I got the opportunity to offer prayers before Maa Kali...I prayed to her to free the human race from COVID19."
The Congress and the BJP on Friday sparred over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that he did satyagraha for Bangladesh's freedom, with the opposition party questioning the statement's veracity and the ruling party asserting that it was true.
Addressing the main golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's Independence and the birth centenary of its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka in the presence of his counterpart Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, Modi recalled the 1971 war and said the pictures of atrocities that the Pakistan Army inflicted on the people in then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) used to disturb people in India.
"I must have been 20-22 years old when I and my colleagues did satyagraha for Bangladesh's freedom," he said. Tagging the prime minister's remarks, Tharoor said, "International education: our PM is giving Bangladesh a taste of Indian 'fake news'. The absurdity is that everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh."
Another Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a cartoon taking a dig at Modi and tweeted, "Entire Political Science by Narendra Modi." BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, "Was Prime Minister Modi part of satyagrah organised by Jana Sangha for recognition of Bangladesh? Yes, he was." (PTI)
Invoking the history of Bangladesh, the brutal repression by the Pakistani Army and India’s role in its liberation 50 years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday unveiled his roadmap for a shared future that he said was “just waiting for countless…moments full of goodwill, and of mutual trust”.
In what is seen here as his assurance to resolve differences, the Prime Minister said that both sides are very much aware of the “sensitivity” of the task ahead and the need to make “meaningful efforts” towards resolution. “We have demonstrated that with mutual trust and cooperation, solutions can be found for all issues,” he said.
Echoing and reciprocating this was Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. India, being the largest country in the region, she said, needs to play a pioneering role in building a stable, politically and economically vibrant South Asia. “If we move forward hand in hand, the development of our people is inevitable,” she said while chairing her country’s 50th anniversary celebrations where Modi was the guest of honour. (PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina visited the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka on Friday evening. (ANI)
At least four people were killed in Chittagong on Friday after police fired at protesters during a demonstration against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police officials said.
"We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them as they entered a police station and carried out extensive vandalism," Rafiqul Islam, the police official told Reuters, referring to protesters.Modi arrived in the capital Dhaka for a two-day visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence.
The protesters in Chittagong were from the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist group opposed to the visit of Modi, who critics say has been pushing a Hindu-first agenda in India. (PTI)
India is not only our neighbour, we have a historical, social, cultural heritage and geographical rapport. The people and government of India were immensely involved the evolution process of Bangladesh during our liberation war in 1971: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. (ANI)
India sheltered about 10 million people who fled from Bangladesh in the face of persecution by Pakistani soldiers, in the face of killing, genocide and rape. India gave them shelter, food and medication. They helped our freedom fighters with all types of cooperation, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.
"By the joint operation of India-Bangladesh allied forces, the final victory was achieved on 16th December, 1971. A notable number of Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives along with our freedom fighters and attained martyrdom. I remember their sacrifice with great honour," she added. (ANI)
After killing Bangabandhu, the people who grabbed power had tried to wipe out his name from the minds of the people. We can only say that without a principle, without history, a nation can't progress, Sheikh Hasina said. She added that she remembers with great anguish 15th Aug 1975 — a dark night for Bangladesh when the Father of Nation was assassinated. "My mother, 3 brothers, 2 sisters-in-law and uncle were brutally killed," the Prime Minister said. (ANI)
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi for awarding the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 'On this very auspicious moment, I must say India indeed honoured a worthy leader of south Asia and a real follower of Gandhiji through this award,' she added. (ANI)
India has now become one of our best development partners. Government of India was beside us during our good and bad times. This time India hands over 109 Ambulances for people of Bangladesh. I extend my heartiest thanks to PM Modi, his government and people of India. Before that India had cooperated with us and gifted us Covid-19 vaccines: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. (ANI)
I extend my heartiest thanks to PM Narendra Modi who has consented to grace this occasion even amidst this pandemic. Today is end of the 10-day celebrations. The celebrations had started from 17th March 2020 but due to pandemic, we'd had to close down most of our programmess. That is why in 2021, we've extended celebrations of birth centenary (of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman) up to 16th Dec 2021: Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina. (ANI)
India is very happy that Made in India Covid-19 vaccines are being used by our brothers and sisters of Bangladesh: PM Narendra Modi in Dhaka. (ANI)