PM in New Delhi on two-day state visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Friday afternoon on a two-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at Palam Airport in New Delhi at 3:29 pm (local time).

Earlier, the flight departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2.03pm.

Sheikh Hasina was received by a high-level Indian delegation and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Mustafizur Rahman at the airport.

Both sides of the roads were decorated with the national flags of Bangladesh and India and the portraits of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi.

Various types of placards in different languages welcoming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were seen on both sides of the road from Palam Airport to Hotel Taj Palace.

This is the first bilateral visit by any head of government to India after the BJP-led alliance formed its government for the third consecutive time following the Lok Sabha elections.

During the visit, both the premiers will have a tête-à-tête (one to one meeting) followed by delegation level talks, and Dhaka and New Delhi would sign several agreements and Memorandum of understandings to strengthen the existing bilateral ties further.

Additionally, discussions on a potential trade pact are expected. Over the past decade, numerous cross-border initiatives have been launched as part of a robust regional partnership plan.