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  • Modi, Solyh, Rajapaksa among world leaders participating in the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence

    Modi, Solyh, Rajapaksa among world leaders participating in the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence

    Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Heads of State of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives, are scheduled to visit Bangladesh later this month to participate in the grand celebrations to commemorate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence. Pakistan.

    The Golden Jubilee Celebration, held on March 17-27 for the country’s independence from Pakistan after the 1971 Liberation War, also coincides with the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

    The Chief Information Officer of the Bangladesh government, Surath Kumar Sarkar, told PTI that Prime Minister Modi and the four heads of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives will be among the distinguished foreign guests attending the separate event.

    Maldives President Ibrahim Mohammad Solih will be the first top foreign dignitary to arrive on a three-day visit on 17 March, followed by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who will be on a two-day visit on 19 March. Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari will be in Dhaka on a two-day visit from 22 March, while Bhutanese Premier Lotte Tshirting will be in the country from 24 March to 25 March.

    Prime Minister Modi will arrive on a two-day visit on 26 March and attend the main Independence Day celebrations, which also include 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.

    Also read: Policy of ‘Neighborhood First’, the key pillar of Bangladesh, PM Modi said

    Mr. Sarkar said that the foreign heads of state and government would attend some similar programs as part of the function, while Mr. Modi’s visit would be an extension that would take him to three locations outside Dhaka, Mr. Sarkar said.

    Foreign dignitaries will also visit the Bangabandhu Museum to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation.

    The museum was actually the private residence of the country’s founder where he was killed in the 1975 coup along with most of his family members, while his elder daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana survived the massacre.

    He was on a brief tour in Germany at the time of the put which also killed 10-year-old child Sheikh Russell, the founder of Bangladesh.

    According to the schedule, world leaders will visit the national monument on the outskirts of the capital, pay special military parades, attend state banquets and visit the Bangabandhu Museum to pay homage to the martyrs of the 1971 freedom struggle.

    “But the Indian Prime Minister will also visit the Bangabandhu Temple (his village home) in Tungipara and two Hindu temples outside Dhaka.”

    The temples are especially the shrines of the Matua community, a large part of which is a resident of the state of West Bengal, India.

    Bangladesh had originally planned a grand celebration for the 50th year of independence and Bangabandhu’s birth centenary, but the coronovirus epidemic forced the country to revise the plan on health grounds.

    Foreign Minister S., who visited Bangladesh earlier this month.

    Mr. Jaishankar, who had extensive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Moman, said that Bangladesh was central to India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy and was relevant to the country’s ‘Act East Policy’.

    On March 9, Ms. Hasina recalled India’s role in Bangladesh’s liberation war during an online event for the inauguration of the Maitri Sethu bridge connecting Tripura to Bangladesh.

    “Fifty years ago, in 1971, India opened its border to the people of Bangladesh to support its freedom struggle. Today, we are building a prosperous region together,” she said.

    The 1.9-km Maitri Setu is built on the Feni river flowing between the Indian border in Tripura and Bangladesh and connects Sabroom in India to Ramgarh in Bangladesh.

    Shri Modi said that the bridge will accelerate the economic opportunity in Bangladesh apart from the Northeast region and thanked Dhaka for cooperation in the completion of the project.

    Shri Modi said that connectivity is not only strengthening the friendship between India and Bangladesh, but is also proving to be a strong link of trade.

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  • President Gopabaya says, Rajapaksa brothers and sisters remain firmly united, will take Sri Lanka forward

    President Gopabaya says, Rajapaksa brothers and sisters remain firmly united, will take Sri Lanka forward

    He praised the maturity of his elder brother Mahinda, the Prime Minister and younger brother Tulsi, the principal presidential advisor.

    Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa praised his brothers, saying that the three of them are firmly united and no one will succeed in trying to drive a vehicle between them.

    In a remarks made by the President at a political gathering on Friday, Gotabaya Rajapaksa praised the maturity of his elder brother Mahinda, the Prime Minister and younger brother Tulsi, the principal presidential advisors.

    During the program, he said that Mahindra Rajapaksa is currently one of the greatest leaders not only here but in Asia. His political experience, maturity and knowledge cannot match anyone.

    “His mature leadership is a great relief for me in taking the country forward,” an official statement released on Saturday said.

    71-year-old Gotabaya Rajapaksa praised Tulsi as a force for creating a political party, Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP) and political atmosphere to return to power after the defeat of Mahla Rajapaksa in 2015.

    In recent months, some ruling coalition seniors have been looting the idea that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is allowed to take over the reins of the ruling SLPP from Mahinda Rajapaksa. The move is met with stiff resistance from senior Rajapaksa loyalists, who have demanded disciplinary action against those seeking replacement of Mahindra as party leader.

    The President’s comment is a reference to such steps as, “If anyone is trying to cause problems between us (among the Rajapaksa brothers), let me tell them that they will not succeed. We are not such a family.” “.

    Mr. Gotabaya, who is four years younger than the 75-year-old Mahinda, acquired full powers of the presidency when he was elected President in November 2019.

    He abolished the 19th amendment of the constitution which made the post of Prime Minister more powerful.

    He said that his senior in politics and both Mahindra and Tulsi never interfered in matters of governance.

    This is not the only time the powerful Rajapaksa brothers are running the country.

    Rajapasa Family – 69-year-old Basil Rajapaksa continued his dominance in Sri Lankan politics for two decades.

    Two brothers – Rajapaksa and Gotabaya – led a decisive campaign that helped end the island nation’s three-decade-long civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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