The two leaders reviewed the full range of bilateral ties and discussed ways to deepen the economic and cultural linkages in the times to come.ĭuring the visit, the two sides signed five MoUs covering areas such as connectivity, commerce, information technology and sports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh in March and met his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The two countries decided to commemorate December 6 as Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day), the day when India recognised Bangladesh in 1971, the report said. Officially three million people were killed during the nine-month-long war. Victory Day (Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh observed on December 16 to commemorate the victory of Bangladeshi forces against Pakistani forces in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Pakistan conceded defeat and unconditionally surrendered in Dhaka to the allied forces comprising the freedom fighters and the Indian soldiers.
The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 broke after the sudden crackdown at midnight on Main the erstwhile East Pakistan by the Pakistani troops and ended on December 16. The two countries are also celebrating 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Bangladesh today staged an extravagant Victory Day parade coinciding with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of 1971 Independence from Pakistan with President M Abdul Hamid taking the salute while his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind joining the ceremony along with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“This will be the first visit by the 14th President of India to Bangladesh,” Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.īangladesh and India are jointly organising a ‘Logo and Backdrop’ designing competition, marking the Maitri Diwas on December 6, the report said.Īccording to a report in the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh and India are working together eyeing two mega events next month – Maitri Diwas and Victory Day of Bangladesh – on December 6 and December 16 respectively, with exchange of high-level visits.Īpart from the Victory Day celebrations, the President will also take part in other key engagements, it said.īangladesh is commemorating Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of the country’s war of liberation. President Kovind is visiting the neighbouring country on December 16 and 17 on the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid, the Daily Star newspaper reported on Sunday. Dhaka: President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Dhaka on December 16 to attend the Victory Day celebrations, the media here quoted the Bangladesh Foreign Minister as saying.
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