PM Modi to visit Bangladesh on March 26, first trip abroad since Covid pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Dhaka on March 26 to participate in the National Day of Bangladesh.

The External Affairs Ministry said that "at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bangladesh on March 26 and 27".

During his two-day visit, the prime minister will attend three events that include Mujib Borsho -- the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 50 years of diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh; and 50 years of Bangladesh's war of liberation. 

Prime Minister Modi had last visited Bangladesh in 2015.

Prime Minister Modi will be the guest of honour at the Bangladesh National Day programme, scheduled to be held on March 26.

He will also hold bilateral consultations with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to further strengthening the cooperation between two neighbouring countries.

He will also meet Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid. 

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will also call on the prime minister.

This would be Prime Minister Modi's first visit to a foreign country since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, which highlights the priority India attaches to Bangladesh.