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President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday embarked on a three-day State visit to Bangladesh to participate in the 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka.
"Beginning Wednesday, President Kovind will be on a State visit to Bangladesh. The visit will be from December 15-17. This visit is in context of 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka at which Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has invited President Kovind to represent India as a guest of honour," Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday during a press briefing.
This is the first visit of President Kovind to Bangladesh since the Covid-19 outbreak.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday assured the top leadership here that Bangladesh has a "special place" in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and underlined that the bilateral relationship based on sovereignty, equality, trust and understanding is mature enough to handle the "most complex of problems".
President Kovind, who arrived on Wednesday on his maiden State Visit at the invitation of his counterpart M Abdul Hamid to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, held delegation-level talks with him which was followed by a banquet.
"President Kovind @rashtrapatibhvn welcomed by Bangladesh President HE Md. Abdul Hamid for their bilateral meeting at Bangabhaban. Further expanding bilateral ties based on sovereignty, equality, trust and understanding that transcend even a strategic partnership, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
During his meeting with Hamid, President Kovind "reiterated that Bangladesh has a special place in India's neighbourhood first' policy" and said that India's development partnership with Bangladesh is one of the most comprehensive and wide-ranging ones, according to a statement issued by the Indian President's office.
Sitting BJP MLA From Cortalim Joins AAP Ahead Of Goa Assembly Elections 2022
Sitting BJP MLA from Cortalim Alina Saldanha on Thursday joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in presence of Arvind Kejriwal ahead of much-awaited Goa Assembly Elections.
I am happy to welcome Alina Saldanha, sitting BJP MLA from Cortalim to Aam Aadmi Party. Together, we will take forward the legacy of Late Shri Matanhy Saldanha and steer Goa to a path of prosperity and corruption free governance. pic.twitter.com/3E4dzN8DFm
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 16, 2021
Congress Releases First List Of Candidates For Goa Assembly Elections 2022
Congress party on Thursday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections 2022. As per the release, eight candidates have been given tickets including Sudhir Kanolkar, Tony Rodrigues, Rajesh Verenkar, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, Digambar Vasant Kamat, Yuri Alemao and Altone D'Costa.
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