During her two-day state visit to India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was warmly received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a grand ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Upon her arrival at the Presidential Palace around 9:00 am (local time), Prime Minister Hasina was greeted by Modi. A red carpet was rolled out, and a horse-mounted regiment of the President’s Guards escorted her motorcade to the forecourt. The national anthems of Bangladesh and India played as part of the welcome ceremony.
Prime Minister Hasina was honored with a guard of honor by a contingent from the Indian Armed Forces. She inspected the guard and received the salute. Following the inspection, Prime Minister Modi introduced his cabinet members to Hasina, who then introduced her delegation to Modi.
Among the Bangladeshi dignitaries present were Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Ambassador-at-large Mohammad Ziauddin, Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu, Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, Power Division Secretary Md Habibur Rahman, Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited Chairman Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood, Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shameem, Railways Secretary Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir, ERD Secretary Md Shariar Kader Siddiky, Press Secretary M Nayeemul Islam Khan, Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam, Awami League Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah, and other delegation members.
Later, Prime Minister Hasina visited Raj Ghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by placing a wreath at his Samadhi. Following this, she proceeded to Hyderabad House for a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Modi, which was followed by delegation-level talks.
