Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 17 said that Bangladesh continues to be one of the significant pillars of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. In a video conference with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Modi said that his government concentrated on keeping strong relations with Dhaka ever since it came into power. The two leaders jointly inaugurated a Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition and a pre-1965 railway link. They released a commemorative stamp on Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’s birth centenary and signed a pact to form an India-Bangladesh CEOs forum with IT sector as a priority area. According to news agency PTI, India and Bangladesh have signed 7 agreements in areas of hydrocarbons, agriculture, textiles and community development and restored a cross-border rail link, which was in operation till 1965. The virtual summit is being held a day after Vijay Diwas, marking India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh. Bangladesh PM Hasina, meanwhile, paid homage to the martyrs of the 1971 war. Watch the video to know more.
