Bangladesh on Wednesday acquired a purple carpet welcome for President Ram Nath Kovind on his first three-day state go to throughout which he’ll maintain talks along with his counterpart and take part within the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.
The 21-gun salute marked the arrival of Kovind when he, alongside along with his spouse Savita Kovind and daughter Swati Kovind, disembarked from a particular Air India One flight accompanied by an official delegation.
President M Abdul Hameed acquired Kovind alongside along with his spouse Rashida Khanum at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Several senior ministers together with civil and army officers had been current on the airport to welcome Kovind – the one international head of state invited to attend the ceremony.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi termed President Kovind’s go to to Bangladesh as a “grand start”.
“An incredible begin! In a particular gesture, President H.E. Mohamed Abdul Hamid and First Lady Ms. Rashida Hamid welcomed President Kovind @rashtrapatibhvn and First Lady Mrs. Savita Kovind, as they arrived in Dhaka. Bagchi mentioned on Twitter, Raid Carpet welcome, 21 gun salute and guard of honour.
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh. President Mujib Shato will attend the particular ceremony of Borsho and the fiftieth anniversary of Bangladesh’s liberation. pic.twitter.com/8vx2ppj7s7
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 15, 2021
The Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force personnel supplied him a guard of honor as a part of a reception on the airport, from the place he was escorted in a convoy to the National Memorial at Savar on the outskirts of the capital.
Army trumpeters performed the ultimate publish as Bangladesh’s nationwide flag was lowered and reappeared as a part of a ceremony when President Kovind laid a wreath on the memorial in reminiscence of Bangladesh’s nine-month-long 1971 Liberation War martyrs.
“May the spirit of those who laid down their lives to realize the ideals of the liberation struggle guide our thoughts and actions, President Kovind @rashtrapatibhvn pays tribute to the brave hearts of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle at the National Martyrs Memorial,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bagchi mentioned in one other tweet.
An official acquainted with the ceremony mentioned that “the Indian President also planted an ‘Ashoka’ sapling in the memorial garden and signed the visitors’ book, saying he was overjoyed to participate in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence.”
He mentioned that President Kovind additionally paid heartfelt tributes to the martyrs of 1971. The conflict additionally claimed the lives of a number of Indian troopers together with Bangladeshi freedom fighters and unarmed civilians together with kids and the aged.
This is President Kovind’s first international go to for the reason that outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will signify India because the particular visitor on the fiftieth Victory Day celebrations of Bangladesh right here.
In a mirrored image of the shut ties, India can be internet hosting quite a few occasions to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday described President Kovind’s go to as “ceremonial” however careworn that every one problems with bilateral ties are anticipated to be reviewed as a part of his go to.
“President Kovind is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on December 15-17 at the invitation of Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid, which is a unique gesture of good relations between the two neighboring countries,” he mentioned.
Kovind can be scheduled to go to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum within the capital’s Dhanmandi space to pay tribute to Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the External Affairs Minister can pay a courtesy name on the Indian President.
President Hamid will host a banquet in her honour, wherein Hasina will attend the Bangabhavan Rashtrapati Bhavan within the night after talks along with her counterpart.
An official acquainted with the go to mentioned, “President Kovind will present as a gift to his counterpart two replicas of the Russian-made T-55 tank and the MiG-21 vintage aircraft used during the 1971 war.”
On the second day of the go to, President Kovind will attend the National Parade Ground on December 16 as a “guest of honour” to mark the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s Victory Day.
After a nine-month-long conflict, Pakistani troops surrendered unconditionally to Indo-Bangladesh Allied forces in Dhaka, which emerged because the impartial capital of an impartial nation, though Bangladesh gained its independence on March 26, 1971. declare.
In the afternoon, Kovind will attend a ceremony titled “Great Victory Heroes” on the South Plaza of the Jatiya Parliament House to pay respect to the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and have fun the enjoyment of victory.
President Hamid, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Parliamentary Speaker and different dignitaries shall be current on the occasion.
On the third day of the go to, Kovind was anticipated to inaugurate and examine the newly renovated part of the Kali temple at Ramana within the central a part of the capital, officers mentioned.
“He will leave Dhaka on the same day on the afternoon of December 17,” a international ministry spokesman mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
