'Guard of Honor' to Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhavan of India

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in India on a four-day state visit on the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She was officially welcomed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan of India on Tuesday (September 6) morning. At this time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was given a formal 'Guard of Honour'.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi received the Bangladesh prime minister as she arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sheikh Hasina shook hands with PM Modi. Indians external affairs minister S Jaishankar was also present, reported Indian news agency ANI on Tuesday.

Prime minister Hasina is set to meet Indian president Droupadi Murmu and vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar today (Tuesday). Apart from it, she will also meet prime minister Narendra Modi.

PM Hasina began her four-day visit to India yesterday as Bangladesh is an important partner under India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.

Soon after arriving in New Delhi on Monday, Sheikh Hasina held a meeting with India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar and discussed issues of bilateral interest. She also visited Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, a prominent pilgrimage tourist attraction in Delhi.