Sheikh Hasina India visit live: President Droupadi Murmu interacts with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, September 6, 2022. (PTI)Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in India Live Updates: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi on Tuesday. Addressing a joint press conference with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of bilateral talks, PM Narendra Modi said that trade between the two countries is rapidly increasing. “We have decided to extend cooperation in the IT, Space and Nuclear sectors,” PM Modi said.
India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a water-sharing agreement and six other pacts, including ones on space technology and scientific collaboration, aimed at boosting ties between the two countries. The agreement will benefit southern parts of Assam state in India and the Sylhet region in Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. But a much-anticipated agreement on another river remained at an impasse. Meanwhile, Hasina has announced the Mujib Scholarship for the direct descendants of the Indian soldiers killed or grievously injured in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The awards will be conferred on Wednesday, she said. The award is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father.
As long as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is around, New Delhi and Dhaka will find a solution to all bilateral problems, including the Teesta River water-sharing issue, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday. PM Narendra Modi welcomed his Bangladesh counterpart on Tuesday morning at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where she was accorded the ceremonial Guard of Honour. Speaking about her upcoming talks with PM Modi, she added: “With friendship, you can solve any problem. So, we always do that.”
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is on a four-day tour to India. (FILE/PIC)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu, who said bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh have grown immensely and have always been guided by the spirit of cooperation and mutual trust.
Welcoming the Bangladeshi leader at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu noted that the two countries are connected by shared history, language and culture and assured that India will continue to be a reliable partner in the development journey of its neighbour.
Murmu noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Hasina, bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh have grown immensely, said a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (PTI)
The Indian Railways will provide training to the employees of the Bangladesh Railway as well as offer IT solutions for the computerisation of its passenger ticketing and freight operations, according to two MoUs inked between the two countries on Tuesday.
The two MoUs were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ongoing visit to New Delhi.
One memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India and the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh on training Bangladesh Railway personnel in India envisages a framework of cooperation and to facilitate the training at the institutes of the Indian Railways. (PTI)
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announced the Mujib Scholarship on Tuesday for the direct descendants of the Indian soldiers killed or grievously injured in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
The awards will be conferred on Wednesday, she said. The award is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina's father.
According to reports, a total of 200 family members of Indian Army personnel will receive the scholarship. "We are grateful for the valuable support from the government and the people of India in the great war of liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, which was a watershed moment in our bilateral relations. (PTI)
India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a water-sharing agreement and six other pacts, including ones on space technology and scientific collaboration, aimed at boosting ties between the two countries.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making a four-day visit to India that is seen as politically significant in her home country, which is scheduled to hold a general election next year. The two leaders agreed to share the waters of the Kushiyara, a common river, in the first such arrangement between the countries since 1996.
The agreement will benefit southern parts of Assam state in India and the Sylhet region in Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. But a much-anticipated agreement on another river remained at an impasse. For decades, Bangladesh has pushed for a pact on water sharing for the Teesta River, a major transboundary river that begins in India’s Sikkim state and runs through the north of West Bengal state before flowing into Bangladesh. (AP)
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday on a four-day visit to the country. On Tuesday, she was accorded a tri-services guard of honour.
Hasina was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
After the reception, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat in New Delhi. Check out our full gallery here
As long as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is around, New Delhi and Dhaka will find a solution to all bilateral problems, including the Teesta River water-sharing issue, visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday.
Speaking after a meeting with Modi in Delhi, Hasina said: “…both the countries have achieved remarkable progress in a number of areas, I recall that the two countries have resolved many outstanding issues in the spirit of friendship and cooperation and will hope that all outstanding issues including the Teesta water-sharing treaty would be concluded at an early date.” Read more
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, in Delhi on a four-day visit, will hope to return with a bag full of crucial agreements that could stand her in good stead in the country’s next election towards the end of 2023.
Last month, when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momen declared at a public gathering that India must ensure PM Hasina stays on in the interests of regional stability, the statement caused red faces on both sides, and the minister did not find place in Hasina’s delegation to Delhi.
It is no secret that India would be more than pleased if PM Hasina were to win a fourth consecutive term. India-Bangladesh ties have seen their best phase under her premiership from 2009. Read more
Even as Sheikh Hasina prepared to board the Biman flight to Delhi, a journey which could well be her last as the prime minister of Bangladesh, India has a surfeit of reasons to be grateful to Bangabandhu’s daughter.
After all, during the last 13 years, Hasina acted against fundamentalists and war criminals in her country that were not only threatening the secular character of Bangladesh but were rabidly anti-India.
She also ably led the crackdown on Indian insurgents that were operating from Bangladesh. Read full Opinion piece by Jaideep Saikia here
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should jointly face terrorist and fundamentalist forces that threaten to attack mutual trust between the two countries. Modi made these remarks after bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who made a strong pitch for early conclusion of the Teesta water sharing agreement.
"Today we also stressed on cooperation against terrorism and fundamentalism. To keep the spirit of 1971 alive, it is also very necessary that we face such forces together, who want to attack our mutual trust," Modi said.
India and Bangladesh signed seven agreements after the talks between Modi and Hasina, including one on sharing of waters of Kushiyara river which is expected to benefit the regions of southern Assam and Bangladesh's Sylhet region. (PTI)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday exuded confidence that India and Bangladesh will be able to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Teesta water-sharing treaty, soon.
“The two countries have resolved many outstanding issues and we hope that all outstanding issues, including Teesta water-sharing treaty, would be concluded at an early date,” she said while issuing a joint statement with PM Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. (ANI)
India will start talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.
"We also decided to increase cooperation in sectors such as IT, space and nuclear energy," Modi said after holding talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, who is on a four-day visit to India.
Both countries have been involved in a joint study on the CEPA, which has been in discussions between the two neighbours for many years. Bangladesh is India's largest development partner and the largest regional trade partner, Modi said. (Reuters)
Addressing a joint-press conference with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of bilateral talks between the two countries, PM Modi said: "Trade between India-Bangladesh is increasing rapidly. We have decided to extend cooperation in the IT, Space and Nuclear sectors. Talks are also underway b/w India and Bangladesh on power transmission lines."
India and Bangladesh exchanged MoUs in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, in Delhi.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House on Tuesday.