Bangladesh, India pledge to fortify friendship as building opens at Visva- Bharati

Bangladesh, India pledge to fortify
friendship as building opens at Visva-
Bharati
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hoped
Bangladesh and India will emerge as a model
of bilateral ties for the world by achieving
socio-economic development through mutual
cooperation.
She believes the problems between the two
neighbouring countries will be resolved in a
friendly atmosphere.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, a
key partner in Bangladesh’s development, was
on the same wavelength.
He says the way the two countries are bonded
will be an example for the rest of the world.
He assured Bangladesh of full cooperation to
achieve its target to become a developed
nation by 2041.
The two premiers pledged to strengthen the
bond at the inauguration of the Bangladesh
Bhavana at the Visva-Bharati university in
West Bengal on Friday.
Hasina announced the construction of the
building during the joint celebrations of
Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary
in 2011.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
was also present at the opening of the
building, considered as ‘a symbol of cultural
ties’ between the two countries.
Hasina said in her speech, “We hope that we
will be able to achieve socio-economic
development through full utilisation of mutual
cooperation. Bangladesh-India bilateral
relationship is often considered as a ‘model of
bilateral relations’ for the rest of the world.”
Modi praised Hasina for setting the ‘visionary’
2041 target for development. “India’s support
will always be there for Bangladesh to achieve
this target.”
The Indian prime minister described Hasina’s
plan as a continuation of Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman’s dream.
He said Bangladesh’s social development was
‘exemplary’.
“We have the same goal and we are trying to
achieve it in the same way. Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina announced ‘power for all within
2021’; India has also targeted full electricity
coverage within next year,” Modi said.
He also thanked President Md Abdul Hamid for
joining the International Solar Alliance Summit
in New Delhi in March.
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