Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to the martyrs of Liberation War and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Indian premier arrived in Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Straight from the airport, Modi was taken to the National Memorial at Savar around 11:30am.
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.
Then, he paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing wreath at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32.
Later, he visited Bangabandhu’s house where the father of the nation was assassinated along with his family members on the fateful night of Aug 15, 1975.
Radwan Mujib Siddique, son of Bangabandhu’s younger’s daughter Sheikh Rehana, received Modi at the museum when he reached there around 12 noon.
After placing floral wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait, Modi observed a minute of silence. Later, he visited the museum.
The Indian premier signed the visitor’s book and left the museum around 12:35pm for Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon where he will stay during the tour.
Modi arrived Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day official visit. He was 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 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. He 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.
