Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to the martyrs of Liberation War by placing wreath at the National Memorial at Savar.
The Indian premier arrived in Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Then, Modi went to the National Memorial at Savar around 11:20am.
After placing the wreath, Modi stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of respect to the memories of the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War.
Modi has been accorded a red carpet reception on his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India will have a tete-a-tete prior to official talks, which will begin in the afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office. Modi will also attend a state banquet where he will be served vegetarian dishes.
He will receive the Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award bestowed on former Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for the latter’s role in the Bangladesh Liberation War from President Abdul Hamid. Modi will then attend a lunch hosted by the president.
He is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the evening.
