Hasina-Modi Virtual Summit Today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold comprehensive discussions on the entire spectrum of the bilateral ties at a virtual summit today.

During the meeting, the two leaders will comprehensively discuss different bilateral issues, including further strengthening of cooperation in the post-Covid era, diplomatic sources said.

The summit, which will begin at 11:30am, will be preceded by a signing ceremony of nine Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Protocols. A joint statement will be issued by the two countries.

Foreign ministry officials said as many as nine MoUs on different sectors are likely to be signed during the meeting. Officials are still working to finalise the deals. The two sides have already finalised four MoUs.

The two premiers on the virtual platform will witness the reopening of an old railway link, Chilahati-Haldibari rail route, after 55 years since it was snapped during the India-Pakistan war in 1965.