Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday lauded India as a very close neighbouring country which always helps Bangladesh when needed. “India is our friendly country and our good relation with this friendly nation is existing and will continue,” she said. The prime minister, who is now in New Delhi on a four-day official visit to India, said this after a ceremonial reception accorded to her by Indian Premier Narendra Modi at the Forecourt of Rastrapati Bhaban. Also read: PM Hasina pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat PM’s Deputy Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon quoted Hasina as saying that Bangladesh always gets help and assistance from India when needed. She said that Bangladesh always maintains the foreign policy of 'friendship to all and malice to none' formulated by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after the country's independence in 1971. Also read: Hasina-Modi talks underway at Delhi’s Hyderabad House “We are very much grateful to them(India) for their help in our Liberation War in 1971,” she recalled.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning (September 6, 2022) paid tribute to India’s Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Sheikh Hasina paid homage by placing a wreath at the altar of the Samadhi (memorial) of Mahatma Gandhi, the preeminent leader of the Indian independence and civil right movements, in Delhi’s Rajghat. She stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. Also read: PM Hasina accorded warm reception by Modi at Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan Sheikh Hasina then signed the visitors’ book there. Rajghat is a memorial on the bank of the Yamuna River, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. It is a black marble platform that marks the spot of Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation. The prime minister is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House later today. Also read: PM takes in sights and sounds of Old Delhi's Nizamuddin on day 1 Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.