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The Sri Lankan prime minister arrived at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport on a SriLankan Air flight around 10 a.m. on Friday. There, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, greeted him with flowers.
However, in the epidemic, they exchanged greetings from a distance without shaking hands, according to the conventional practice of observing hygiene rules.
Rajapaksa received a red carpet reception at the airport’s VVIP terminal. He was met 21 times with artillery fire. When Sheikh Hasina arrived at the reception with Mahinda Rajapaksa, a well-equipped team of three forces provided an honor guard.
Photo: from Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tweet
After inspecting the guard, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the presentation line to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Minister of the Interior Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Abdul Momen, Minister of Commerce Tipu Munshi, Minister of State for Maritime Transport Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, Minister of State for Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam, Chief Secretary to Prime Minister Ahmed Was present.
The airport area was decorated with colorful decorations on the occasion of the arrival of this Prime Minister from the neighboring country. Above and in front of the terminal were the flags of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Two large portraits of the two heads of government were also placed on both sides of the VVIP terminal.
From the airport, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka headed directly to the National Monument in Savar, where he will pay tribute to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He will also plant a young tree on the premises of the monument.
Photo: from Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tweet
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will pay a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at the Sonargaon Hotel at 3 pm
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka will address a function marking the centenary of Bangabandhu’s birth and the Golden Jubilee of Independence at the National Parade Ground at 4.30pm. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will also be present on the occasion.
In the evening, Mahinda Rajapaksa will attend a cultural program and dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in the Grand Ball Room of the Intercontinental Hotel.
On the second day of the visit, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister will pay tribute to Bangabandhu’s portrait at the premises of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Road No. 32 on Saturday morning. Later, you will have a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen had previously said that the meeting would focus on mutual cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, coastal transport, education and information technology. The signing of several memorandums of understanding is also expected in the presence of the two heads of government.
On Saturday afternoon, the president went to Bangabhaban. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka will pay a courtesy visit to Abdul Hamid. In the evening you will depart from Dhaka for Colombo.
Photo: from Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tweet
Prime Minister Rajapaksa is accompanied by a 26-member delegation that includes the Sri Lankan Minister of Education, the Minister of State for Regional Cooperation, the Minister of State for Textiles and Textiles, the Minister of State for Rural Housing and Housing Materials , the Minister of State for Finance and government officials.
To mark the centenary of Bangabandhu’s birth and the Golden Jubilee of Independence, a ten-day event was kicked off in Bangladesh on March 16, the birthday of the Father of the Nation. It will end on March 26, the 50th anniversary of independence.
The heads of state and government of the five neighboring countries also participate in the celebrations in Bangladesh. On the first day of the event, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Salih attended the ceremony at the National Parade Ground on Wednesday.
Additionally, Nepalese President Vidya Devi Bhandari will arrive in Dhaka on March 22, Bhutan Prime Minister Lotte Shering on March 24, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 26.
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