Narendra Modi wraps up Bangladesh trip
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for India wrapping up his two-day state visit to Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and other senior officials saw him off at Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:30pm today.
Narenadra Modi came to Bangladesh on 26 March, to join the grand celebration of birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's Independence.
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During his stay in Bangladesh, the Indian prime minister held bilateral talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and met President Abdul Hamid.
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.
