PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit: Ground report from Dhaka's airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun his two-day visit to Bangladesh today. It is his first visit to a foreign country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hasina received the Indian leader at the tarmac of the VVIP terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at around 11 a.m.

The Indian Prime Minister was accorded a guard of honour by a contingent comprising personnel from the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force at the airport.

Several Ministers, State Ministers, and high-ranking civil and military high officials were also present at the airport.