Delhi to Dhaka: Bridging distance with friendship

From a memorial to honour the fallen Indian troopers of 1971 conflict to saying a brand new cross-border prepare, a take a look at a number of the key outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bangladesh go to:
* Tribute to Indian troopers who died in Bangladesh Liberation War: Foundation stone unveiled for the primary memorial honoring martyrs from the Indian armed forces. To be constructed at Ashuganj, that is the primary memorial in Bangladesh completely honouring the Indian troopers who died within the 1971 conflict.
* The Bangladesh leg of the Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition was inaugurated by the 2 Prime Ministers. This exhibition might be taken to different elements of the world – to about 19 international locations, together with the United Nations.
* Inauguration of the prolonged growth work of Rabindra Bhawan Kuthibari at Shilaidaha, Kushtia.
* Foundation stone laid for infrastructure growth for energy evacuation services of Rooppur nuclear energy plant.
* Inauguration of three border haats.
* Launch of an India-Bangladesh friendship stamp to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of multinational of India-Bangladesh diplomatic relations.
* Cooperation towards the pandemic: Gift of 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. Bangladesh is the biggest international recipient of India-made Covid-19 vaccines – 10.2 million doses have been delivered by India, together with 3.2 million as reward.
* 109 life-support ambulances gifted to Bangladesh to assist the neighbouring nation’s well being infrastructure.
* Mitali Express: A brand new prepare service to hyperlink Dhaka Cantt with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal introduced.
* Start-Up Conclave of India and Bangladesh entrepreneurs introduced. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited 50 younger Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to India to attach with the nation’s start-up ecosystem.
* Connecting by means of training: One thousand Subarno Jayanti scholarships to Bangladeshi college students for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in India introduced.
* Increased mutual understanding: Bangabandhu Chair on the Delhi University to facilitate Bangladesh research introduced.
Prime Minister Modi visited the historic Jashoreshwari Temple in Shyamnagar, Satkhira. He introduced that India will construct a group hall-cum-cyclone shelter below grant funding of GoI at Shyamnagar.
* At Orakandi, PM Modi introduced that India will construct a major faculty for youngsters and improve a center faculty for women below the Indian authorities’s funding.
* Marking “commitment of friendship”: December 6, the day India recognised Bangladesh as an impartial nation, to be celebrated as Maitree Diwas — India was one of many first international locations to recognise Bangladesh.
* To commemorate fiftieth 12 months of liberation of Bangladesh and seventy fifth 12 months of India’s independence, ‘Best of India, Best of Bangladesh Exhibition’ and enterprise meet might be held.
* India will take part within the first ever air present to be held in Bangladesh in 2022.
* India will donate navy tools utilized by Indian forces within the Bangladesh’s liberation to be used in museums in that nation.
– Shubhajit Roy