Dhaka: India and Bangladesh are likely to sign three MoUs during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka next week to attend the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the country’s independence and the birth centenary of its founder Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Prime Minister Modi and heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives will be among the distinguished foreign guests to join the celebrations under separate schedules.
“It’s a historic event for Bangladesh as five heads of state and government never (without any summit) visited here within a time span of 10 days,” Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told a media briefing here ahead of the 10-day celebrations starting on March 17.
“This is a very unusual time (due to COVID-19) but heads of state and government of our neighbouring countries are coming here to show their tribute to our Father of the Nation,” Momen said.
During his trip, Prime Minister Modi will hold talks…