In Bangla, Modi greets Bangladesh

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“Hello Bangladesh. I bring with me the affection & goodwill of the people of India,” this is what Modi tweeted shortly after landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi waves as he leaves the plane on his arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday.

And he is tweeting in Bangla first and then in English.
Two minutes after tweeting this, he posted another tweet: “Thank you PM Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. I look forward to a very good visit that will strengthen ties between India & Bangladesh.

Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag off Agartala, Guwahati bus services

Bus services between key cities of Bangladesh and India have been launched on Saturday at the office of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. Photo: Twitter/ @PMOIndia

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee jointly inaugurated Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services this afternoon.
The three leaders met at the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to launch the bus services, which will run through key cities of the two neighbouring countries, in a move being seen as Bangladesh allowing road transit to India, a long standing Indian demand.
It is one of key development during the visiting Indian premier’s maiden Bangladesh trip that began today.

It will be the first direct bus service connecting Kolkata and northeastern India through Bangladesh.

Before his arrival at the PMO, the Indian premier met with Mamata at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon around 3:00am.

Modi reached the capital amid high hopes for strengthening economic and trade ties between the two neighbouring countries.

Mamata meanwhile reached Dhaka last evening to attend some official programmes with the Indian prime minister. She is expected to be present during exchange of Instrument of Ratification of the historic Land Boundary Agreement.

Modi, Mamata meet

Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee hold a meeting at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka Saturday afternoon.

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Hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with him at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon this afternoon.
Earlier in the morning, Modi reached the capital amid high hopes for strengthening economic and trade ties between the two neighbouring countries.
A day before his arrival, Mamata reached Dhaka to attend some official programmes with the Indian prime minister.
Mamata is expected to be present during exchange of Instrument of Ratification of the historic Land Boundary Agreement.
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.
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.
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.