Modi likely to visit Bangladesh

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Modi likely to visit Bangladesh
Tribune Desk

• Published at 05:06 pm June 1st, 2019

File photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister shake hands at the inaugural program of Bangladesh Bhavan at Shantiniketon on Friday Focus Bangla


The date is yet to be fixed

As part of his government's "neighbourhood first" policy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will visit Bangladesh soon to raise the relationship between the two countries to an "unprecedented new height."

Modi has already accepted the Bangladesh's invitation to visit the country. Dates will be decided through diplomatic channels, according to Press Information Bureau (PIB), India, reports UNB.

However, Modi is set to visit the Maldives in his first trip abroad after being appointed as the Indian prime minister for the second consecutive term.

Requesting anonymity – as the trip has not yet been formally announced – the official said Modi will visit the Maldives on June 8.

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid tweeted that the Maldives' parliament has adopted a resolution inviting Modi to address the body, during his visit.

President Abdul Hamid, who attended Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi, conveyed the formal invitation from the government of Bangladesh to the Indian prime minister, when he met Hamid at Hyderabad House, also in New Delhi.

During the meeting, Modi emphasized the importance of taking Bangladesh-India ties to a new level, as "it remains the highest priority to India".

He said this should be done as part of the joint effort to suitably commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 2020, and the 50th Independence Day of Bangladesh, in 2021.

Modi noted that the bilateral relationship between the two countries – that was forged during the Liberation War – remains India's highest concern.

He further said, in the last five years, the two countries had demonstrated maturity and patience in resolving a number of complex pending issues, such as the demarcation of the borders.

During the meeting, both of the state leaders expressed great satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations, according to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a state visit to Bangladesh in June, 2015 while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a state visit to India in April, 2017.

Sheikh Hasina was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate the Indian prime minister after his party's victory at their national polls, thus reflecting the "extraordinarily close and cordial ties" between India and Bangladesh, and the excellent rapport that the two leaders enjoy.

The president conveyed the felicitations instead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in Saudi Arabia, who was unable to travel in person because of a prior commitment.

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[mb444]

Chawala should be told to **** off, unless he comes here to announce abolishment of tarrif against BD products and fall behind BD on the rohingya issue.

 

[Mage]

Gib mani bring cash. Thanku

 

[Neptune_]

Great news.

India is our friendly nation and they were always beside us whenever we need them.

Good to hear that modi will soon visit BD.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Great news.

India is our friendly nation and they were always beside us whenever we need them.

Good to hear that modi will soon visit BD.

what are you smoking? mind sharing some with us?

 

[Microsoft]

what are you smoking? mind sharing some with us?

I don't think that's him in the profile picture.

 

[Michael Corleone]

I don't think that's him in the profile picture.

lmao what a coincidence xD

 

[Neptune_]

what are you smoking? mind sharing some with us?

Pure Bangla stuff bro. Easily obtainable from buet students. I'm from jahangirnagar though.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Pure Bangla stuff bro. Easily obtainable from buet students. I'm from jahangirnagar though.

i'll get in contacts with you soon for some in the coming months

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Great news.

India is our friendly nation and they were always beside us whenever we need them.

Good to hear that modi will soon visit BD.

India under BJP is certainly not a friend of Bangladesh. If I have to describe in one word, then it is a Frenemy. We need to pretend to be friends and continue to co-operate. But Bangladesh also need to be ready if things turn for worse. Most of the Indians now converted into Hindutva extremism. They are not friends of any Muslim, particularly South Asian Muslims. They consider all the Muslims in South Asia as their enemy. Their hatred and rhetoric against Bangladesh is only 2nd to Pakistan.

 

[Abu Shaleh Rumi]

Bangladesh have only two bordering neighbour. One is Nazi other one is fascist! How lucky...

 

[bluesky]

It will be nice to see people not throwing shoes and eggs towards this Modi on his arrival in Dhaka.

 

[Nilgiri]

Chawala should be told to **** off, unless he comes here to announce abolishment of tarrif against BD products and fall behind BD on the rohingya issue.

Always funny to see a brick lane ghetto type screech.

You will take it where we say you take it? Capiche?

 

[Bilal9]

As long as Bangladesh looks at and preserves Indian interest in the region strategically, politically and law and order -wise, relations will be hunky dory. If there are conflicts in interest, then Bangladesh will need to handle those issues carefully to extract maximum benefit with minimal damage.

The issue about denying the Chinese the deep-water port at Sonadia was to smooth Indian (and eventually American) feathers - for example. It remains to be seen whether that issue will eventually cool Chinese political forays in Bangladesh, but so far so good. Economically of course Bangladesh is fully in the Chinese camp (as well as Japanese more recently).

By the way the Bangladesh Bhavan at Vishwa Bharati University, Shantiniketon - was built entirely with Bangladesh funding (although architect was from New Delhi). The Indian press/media 'conveniently' forgets to mention this in their reporting.

We give them stuff like this and they call us 'Kangladeshi' or 'Kanglu' in social media....

Bangladesh Bhavan At Visva Bharati, Santiniketan By Ankit Bansal Design Studio

As his poetry and Art work the design for the new Bangladesh Bhavan at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan is coherent in nature. The way Tagore modernized Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures the same way the design for the new building blends with the surrounding natural environment of Santiniketan and is still modern in approach and construction technology with glass atrium and contemporary forms.

It is a center where people from all sectors of world will come to be a part of Rabindranath Tagore’s association with the country, the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Indo-Bangla relations.

The Bangladesh Bhavan at Santiniketan is an ambitious project launched by Bangladesh Government and the Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.

The project designed by Ar. Ankit Bansal is both a cultural center and a museum which highlights the cultural ties between India and Bangladesh.

The brief for the project includes a 450 capacity auditorium, museum, library, research centre, two seminar halls and a cafeteria.

Proposal conceived as a centre of knowledge and exchange of ideas dedicated undivided Bengal, language movement, 1971 India-Pakistan (Bangladesh Liberation) War and Tagore in Bangladesh.

The complex is a two storey structure and is approached through a grand entrance canopy and raised platform, leading to a spacious lobby. The lobby further leads to a glass atrium which has museum on one side and seminar halls on the other side. The main Auditorium is connected to the atrium. A grand staircase leads to the first floor where there is a library and the cafeteria. The Auditorium is provided with all modern facilities like stage crafts, lighting, sound system etc.

The atrium with natural light is a symbolic representation of light of knowledge which percolates into the library, museum and seminar halls.

The cultural center needs to be a vibrant part of the Shantiniketan’s culture for all to be visited frequently both for learning and exchange of culture. This aspect was emphasized by the Prime Minister of both the countries during the inauguration of the project.

The project also aims to provide a green foot print to the campus of Visva Bharti by use of eco-friendly materials. We have tried to utilize fly ash brick with low VOC paints along with locally manufactured terracotta wall tiles in façade. Rooftop solar installation has been carried out to generate power for common areas. Energy efficient VRF air conditioning system along with LED light fixtures has been utilized for cooling and light of the building. To maximize the use of natural light glazing has been provided along the periphery of the building along with a skylight in the atrium area with energy efficient glasses all over.


Models

Project Facts

Project: Bangladesh Bhavan
Location: Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal
Architect: Ankit Bansal, (Ankit Bansal Design Studio), New Delhi
Consultant: ACME Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata

 

[namefield_empty]

India under BJP is certainly not a friend of Bangladesh. If I have to describe in one word, then it is a Frenemy. We need to pretend to be friends and continue to co-operate. But Bangladesh also need to be ready if things turn for worse. Most of the Indians now converted into Hindutva extremism. They are not friends of any Muslim, particularly South Asian Muslims. They consider all the Muslims in South Asia as their enemy. Their hatred and rhetoric against Bangladesh is only 2nd to Pakistan.

The remit of this Hindutva thing is within the Indian borders, it is not as if they are going to impose their will on your country. BJP government has cultivated better ties with BD than others in the recent past.

What is Bangladesh gonna get ready for? An Indian invasion?

BJP government in its last term has managed to accomplish tasks with respect to Bangladesh that were pending for the last 4-5 decades, but those viewing international relations through the narrow lens of religion will fail to grasp its value.

I hope the Bangladeshi posters here understand that the outstanding issues like Teesta water sharing is likely to get a quick solution only if BJP comes to power in West Bengal.