Narendra Modi meets President Abdul Hamid
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital today evening, hours before he is scheduled to leave Dhaka wrapping up two-day visit.
President Abdul Hamid welcomed Modi when he reached there.
Modi went to Bangabhaban after a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office.
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Bangladesh and India today signed five memorandum of understanding (MoUs) covering areas of bilateral cooperation to further enhance ties between the neighbouring countries.
In a bilateral meeting at prime minister's office in Dhaka, Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina discussed the progress achieved in the areas of health, trade, connectivity, energy, development cooperation and many more issues.
They also inaugurated eight projects virtually.
Earlier in the day, Modi paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and Golden Jubilee of the country's Independence.
He also visited two mandirs, one in Satkhira and another in Gopalganj. Later he met the Matua community people in Orakandi, Kashiani Upazila in Gopalganj.
Narendra Modi reached Dhaka on Friday on a two-day state visit to join the ongoing celebration of "Mujib Borsho", the centenary of birth of Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that coincides with the country's 50th anniversary of independence.
