Providing a description of what Bangladesh has been able to achieve from India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her recent visit to the neighbouring country didn’t end with nothing. The PM said this during a press briefing held on her recent visit to India, at her official residence Ganobhaban on Wednesday afternoon. Read:“People will vote for Awami League if they want development to continue” Replying to a question, PM Hasina said what Bangladesh achieved from India depends on one’s perception. “Bangladesh is going to get fuel from India. The (fuel) oil will be transported from Assam’s Numaligarh to our depot in the north through a pipeline which will also be built by India. Once the supply of fuel starts, the economic activities of north Bangladesh and the wellbeing of the people living there will get a boost,” the PM said. She added that Bangladesh has also discussed the issue of LNG import with India. Read:Doraiswami: PM Hasina’s India visit "extremely successful" with "strong deliverables" “Khulna region faces acute gas crisis from time to time. We’re thinking of importing LNG from India through that region, so that people living in that part of the country can be directly benefited,” added Hasina. During the briefing, PM Hasina termed the assurance of getting oil and gas from India as big accomplishments of her recent India visit.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in New Delhi on a four-day official visit to India, was accorded a warm ceremonial reception by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. On her arrival at the presidential palace around 9:15 am (local time), the Bangladesh prime minister was received by Modi. A horse mounted team of the president’s bodyguards escorted her motorcade from the Rashtrapati Bhavan gate to the forecourt. Also read: PM Hasina gets red carpet welcome on arrival in New Delhi Later, Hasina was given a guard of honour by a smartly turned out contingent drawn from three services of the Indian Armed Forces. The national anthems of two countries were played at the time. PM Hasina then inspected the guard and received salute. Then the Indian prime minister introduced his cabinet colleagues to Sheikh Hasina at the presentation line. The Bangladesh prime minister also introduced her entourage members to Modi. Bangladesh’s Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Railways Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan, PM’s Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman, Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam, State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque and other members of her entourage were present. Also read: PM takes in sights and sounds of Old Delhi's Nizamuddin on day 1