Bangladesh PM in India Highlights: Sheikh Hasina meets President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu, while welcoming Sheikh Hasina, said on Tuesday that the shared history, language and culture of India and Bangladesh connect  the two countries with each other. 

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Earlier, Hasina had met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. 

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi on Tuesday. 

India and Bangladesh will start negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to sustain momentum in the bilateral ties.

Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has a discussion on a range of bilateral issues related to water, trade, economic ties etc. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India is the biggest market for Bangladesh. During the joint address with Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, Modi said, “In order to further expedite this progress, we will soon initiate discussions on a bilateral economic Comprehensive Partnership Agreement.”

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed hope that the issue of Teesta water sharing with India would be resolved soon. 

India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed seven Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.  The list of the MoUs can be checked here 

“At the new dawn of the Amrit Kaal for the next 25 years, I extend our best wishes as India moves forward to attaining the resolutions made for Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, in Delhi.

“54 rivers flow through India-Bangladesh border & are linked to the livelihood of people in both countries. Today, we have signed an important agreement regarding water-sharing of Kushiyara River,” says PM Narendra Modi issues a joint statement with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, in Delhi.

We have extended our cooperation on flood mitigation. We have been sharing real-time data regarding floods with Bangladesh & have also discussed terrorism. It's imperative, that we together face the forces that are adversarial to us: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina reached Hyderabad House at noon where they are holding a meeting.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will also meet President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today.

Our main focus is to develop our people's federation, poverty alleviation, and economy. With all these issues, I feel our two countries work together so that people not only in India and Bangladesh but across South Asia can get better lives. That's our main focus.

I hope that it'll be a very fruitful discussion and our main aim - to develop economically and also fulfill the basic needs of our people - that we will be able to do. With friendship, you can solve any problem. So, we always do that: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhavan

“India is our friend. Whenever I come to India, it's pleasure for me, especially because we always recall the contribution India has made during our liberation war. We have friendly relationship, we are cooperating with each other,” says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as she arrives at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will receive a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan shortly.