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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first foreign visit since the Covid-19 outbreak last year to Bangladesh during March 26-27, highlighting the priority attached by India to the country in its “Neighborhood First” policy. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka later this month, officials of India and Bangladesh will be meeting in New Delhi to discuss issues related to river water sharing and flood forecast, today.
The Indian delegation will be represented by Pankaj Kumar, secretary in the Jal Shakti Ministry, while the Bangladeshi delegation will be headed by senior secretary Kabir Bin Anwar. India and Bangladesh are expected to discuss water sharing of Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dudhkumar and Dharla rivers. Flood forecasting is another area around which the discussions will take place. According to a PTI report, the officials may discuss a matter related to drawing water from Feni river for the Sabroom town in Tripu
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He will offer prayers at a temple at Orakandi sacred to Matua community of West Bengal
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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen address a joint press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 4, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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He will offer prayers at a temple at Orakandi sacred to Matua community of West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh on March 26 and 27 to attend the celebrations to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of the war of liberation of Bangladesh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. The visit, which is the first foreign trip by Prime Minister Modi since the outbreak of the pandemic, is noteworthy as he is scheduled to travel outside Dhaka and visit Orakandi, which is sacred to the Matua community of West Bengal.