Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 8) left Dhaka for New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India for a third consecutive term. 

She goes to India to attend the swearing- in ceremony at her Indian counterpart's invitation.

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 10:15 am.

The flight is scheduled to land at the Palam Air Force Station, the VVIP airport in New Delhi, at 12 pm (New Delhi time).

Sheikh Hasina will be received by a high-level Indian delegation and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md. Mustafizur Rahman at the airport.

During her stay in New Delhi, the prime minister will hold a tete-a-tete (one-to-one) with Narendra Modi after joining the oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhaban at 7:20pm on Sunday.

Later, she will attend the state dinner hosted by the Indian president.

The Bangladesh premier will attend various programme on Sunday after arriving in New Delhi.

Later, she will arrive at the Palam Air Force Station at 5pm on Monday (New Delhi time) to leave New Delhi and is scheduled to reach Dhaka at 8pm (BD time) the same day.

Earlier on Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his Bangladesh counterpart to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his government during a conversation over telephone. Sheikh Hasina accepted the invitation.

Modi is going to take oath on June 9 evening as the BJP-led NDA own 293 seats while the opposition INDIA bloc secured 234 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha elections.  

The oath-taking ceremoney earlier was scheduled to be held on June 8 morning.

BDST: 1131 HRS, JUN 08, 2024
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