April 22, 2021, 2:15 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Dhaka on Saturday night for New Delhi ending his two-day official visit to attend the celebrations of the Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
A VVIP flight of Air India on boarding the Indian premier along with other entourage members, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 9.30pm, a spokesperson of Foreign Ministry told BSS.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque saw the Indian premier off at the airport.
Modi was the last among the five South Asian leaders who attended the Bangladesh’s grand celebrations.
During his visit, Modi held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and meeting with President M Abdul Hamid.
The Indian premier also visited Bangabandhu’s mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Jessoreshwari Mandir in Satkhira and a Matua temple in Orakandi.