Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage toย Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahmanย on his birth anniversary. “My heartfelt homage toย Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a champion of human rights and freedom, on his birth anniversary. He is a hero for all Indians too. It will be my honor to visitย Bangladeshย later this month for the historic MujibBorsho celebrations,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
PM Modiย is scheduled to visit Dhaka on March 26 to attend celebrations of the golden jubilee ofย Bangladesh’s independence and the birth centenary ofย Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Theย Bangladeshย government will organize a 10-day program from March 17 to March 26 on the occasion. PM Modiย was scheduled to attend the birth centenary celebrations ofย Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahmanย last year. But his visit was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rahman was the first President and later the Prime Minister ofย Bangladesh. He was assassinated on August 15, 1975. Rahman is known as the “Father of the Nation” or simply “Mujib” inย Bangladesh.
INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS
Indiaย was one of the first countries to recognizeย Bangladeshย and establish diplomaticย relationsย immediately after its independence in December 1971
- Defense Cooperation:
- Variousย Joint exercisesย of the Armyย (Exercise Sampriti)ย and Navyย (Exercise Milan)ย take place between the two countries.
- Border Management:ย India and Bangladesh shareย 4096.7 km.ย of the border, whichย is the longest land boundary that India shares with any of its neighbors.
- The India-Bangladeshย Land Boundary Agreementย (LBA) came into force following the exchange of instruments of ratification in June 2015.
