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Modi, Mamata in meeting

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Hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding a meeting with him at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon this afternoon.</div>
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Earlier in the morning, Modi reached the capital amid high hopes for strengthening economic and trade ties between the two neighbouring countries.</div>
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A day before his arrival, Mamata reached Dhaka to attend some official programmes with the Indian prime minister.</div>
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Mamata is expected to be present during exchange of Instrument of Ratification of the historic Land Boundary Agreement.</div>
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Diplomatic sources in Dhaka and New Delhi said the West Bengal CM's decision not to travel with Modi clearly shows that she was still not ready to sign the Teesta water-share deal with Bangladesh.</div>
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She is not only staying in a separate hotel in Dhaka but will also return in advance though her name on top of the official delegation list of Modi.</div>
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A couple of days ago, Mamata had said she was going to Dhaka to attend exchange of LBA instrument and claimed that the Teesta issue is not on the agenda of Dhaka talks. </div>
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Modi, Mamata in meeting

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Paying homage to Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed him as an “icon of democracy” and “a great friend of India”.</div>
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The visiting Indian premier made the remark in a tweet he posted while paying homage to Bangabandhu, whom he also termed as a “towering personality”, at Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondi after visiting the National Memorial in Savar earlier in the day.</div>
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“Bangabandhu lived here from 1961 till his assassination on the night of 14-15 August 1975,” Modie tweeted with a photograph taken inside the house. </div>
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There, he placed wreaths at the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and also visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.</div>
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Narendra Modi visits Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 in Dhaka on Saturday. Photo: Twitter/ @PMOIndia</div>
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Posting several pictures, he wrote on his Twitter account: “Pictures from the house where history was scripted by Bangabandhu.”</div>
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Earlier, Modi paid homage to martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Memorial at Savar on the outskirts of the capital.</div>
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Top officials who flew in with him here and officials at Indian high commission here accompanied him to the war memorial.</div>
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“Foundation Stone for Jatiyo Smriti Shoudho was laid by Bangabandhu himself. Design was chosen from various entries obtained in a competition,” reads another Tweet of the Indian premier.</div>
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He went there immediately after landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 10:10am by a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force.</div>
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“Memorial gives impression of rising from the ashes like a phoenix. It symbolises courage & determination of people,” he wrote in another tweet.</div>
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This is Modi's first Bangladesh trip after he took over as the prime minister of India following the landslide victory of his party – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – in Indian election last year.</div>

Bangabandhu, an icon of democracy: Modi

Paying homage to Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed him as an “icon of...

Modi pays tribute to martyrs, Bangabandhu

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi at about 12:00noon to pay tribute to the martyrs of Liberation War and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div>
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Earlier, Modi visited the National Martyrs Memorial at Savar at about 11:30am. He placed wreaths at the altar of the memorial.</div>
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Modi arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 10:15am on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to hold talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div>
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After paying tributes to the war heroes, Modi started for Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 in Dhaka where he will lay wreaths at the portrait of Bangladesh's Founding Father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</div>
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Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached in Dhaka on Saturday morning on his two-day state visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div>
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This is Modi's first visit to Bangladesh since his swearing-in as Indian PM.</div>
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The Indian Prime Minister said in a Facebook status on Thursday that the relationship between Bangladesh and India are very strong and that he would undertake the visit with a great sense of enthusiasm and delight. “I am certain my visit will be beneficial for the people of both our nations and in the larger good of the South Asian neighbourhood,” he wrote. At a press briefing organised on the visit at the foreign ministry yesterday,</div>

Modi pays tribute to martyrs, Bangabandhu

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi at about 12:00noon to pay tribute to the martyrs of ...

Modi pays homage to 1971 martyrs, Bangabandhu

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to the martyrs of 1971 war of independence at National Martyrs Memorial in Savar on Saturday.– BSS photo</div>
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The visiting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to the memories of martyred freedom fighters by placing wreaths at the national memorial in Savar.</div>
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Modi, dressed in his iconic ivory Kurta and churidar pajama pairing with ash-colored sleeveless jacket, looked somber as he reached the national memorial in Savar at 11:20am. He placed the wreaths there commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the worthy sons of the soil who embraced martyrdom during the country’s great war of liberation.</div>
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After placing wreaths, he stood for some time in solemn silence to pay respect to the martyred freedom fighters. A smartly turned-out contingent of three services presented a guard of honour to the Indian prime minister when the bugles played the last post.</div>
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Later, he signed a visitor’s book and planted a sapling on the national memorial premises. On his arrival at the memorial premises, Modi was received, among others, by housing and public works minister Mosharraf Hossain and law minister Anisul Huq .</div>
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Later he Modi went to Dhanmodni and paid tributes to the memories of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmandi.</div>
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Bangabandhu’s grandson Redwan Mujib Siddique and members of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust welcomed the</div>
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka on Saturday.– BSS photo</div>
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Indian premier to the country’s founding father’s private residence, which is now the memorial museum, and escorted him to different parts of the house during his 27-munite stay there.</div>
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Modi offered wreaths on a mural of the country’s founder and stood for sometime on the balcony on the upstairs from where Bangabandhu often used to interact with the people during the pre-independence period.</div>
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Those who accompanied the Indian premier inside the museum included member-secretary of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, CEO of the Trust Mashura Hossain and member Shahnaj Yasmin.</div>
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Modi, who sounded excited about the visit, tweeting ‘this visit is going to strengthen the bond between our nations, benefitting people of our countries & our region,’ started ahead of his scheduled departure time from Delhi for Dhaka, landed here at 10.08 am on a 36-hour official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div>
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He also thanked his Bangladeshi counterpart in tweet saying, ‘Thank you PM Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. I look forward to a very good visit that will strengthen ties between India & Bangladesh.’</div>
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The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, received Modi at the airport as he alighted from IAF Rajdoot at 10.25 am.</div>

Modi pays homage to 1971 martyrs, Bangabandhu

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to the martyrs of 1971 war of independence at National Martyrs Memorial in Savar on Satu...