![]() ![]() On the second day of the visit, President Kovind will join as the "Guest of Honour" at the National Parade Ground on December 16 to mark the golden jubilee of the Victory Day of Bangladesh.Īfter the 1971 war, the Pakistani troops surrendered unconditionally to India-Bangladesh allied forces in Dhaka marking its emergence as the free capital of a free country though Bangladesh proclaimed its independence on March 26, 1971. ![]() "President Kovind will present his counterpart two replicas of Russian made T-55 tanks and Mig-21 vintage aircraft used during the 1971 war as gifts," an official familiar with the visit said. President Hamid will host a banquet in his honour which will be joined by Prime Minister Hasina at Bangabhaban Presidential palace in the evening after talks with his counterpart. In the afternoon, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Foreign Minister would pay a courtesy visit to President Kovind. President Kovind is then scheduled to visit Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum at the capital's Dhanmondi area to pay homage to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Later in the day, President Kovind will place wreaths in memory of Bangladesh's nine-month-long 1971 Liberation War martyrs, plant a sapling and sign the visitors' book. "President Kovind is set to visit Bangladesh on 15-17 December at the invitation of the President of Bangladesh M Abdul Hamid as a unique sign of good relations between the two neighbouring countries," he said. In a reflection of close ties, India is also hosting a number of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.īangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday, called President Kovind's visit a "ceremonial" one but emphasised that all issues of bilateral ties were expected to be reviewed as part of his tour. He will represent India as the guest of honour in Bangladesh's 50th Victory Day celebrations. It is President Kovind's first visit abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several senior ministers along with civil and military officials were present at the airport to receive President Ram Nath Kovind.īangladesh's Army, Navy and Air Force personnel offered him a guard of honour as part of the welcome ceremony at the airport from where he was escorted to the National Memorial at Savar on the outskirts of the capital in a motorcade.
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