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PM Modi leaves for Bangladesh on two-day visitThe prime minister had on Thursday said he will hold substantive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Credit: PTI File Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Credit: PTI File Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Bangladesh on Friday on a two-day visit during which he will take part in a wide range of programmes aimed at furthering cooperation between the two countries.

"PM @narendramodi emplanes for Dhaka. During his Bangladesh visit he will take part in a wide range of programmes aimed at furthering cooperation with our friendly neighbour," the PMO tweeted, sharing a picture of Modi boarding the aircraft.

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The prime minister had on Thursday said he will hold substantive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, during the visit, as he expressed happiness that his first foreign tour after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic will be to a friendly neighbouring country with which India shares deep ties.

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(Published 26 March 2021, 08:40 IST)