Hasina, Modi jointly open 5 projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated five projects virtually, after the bilateral talks between Bangladesh and India at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka today.

The projects are ground-breaking ceremony for Infrastructure Development for Power Evacuation Facilities of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, introduction of new passenger train service "Mitali Express" between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri and extended development work at Rabindra Bhawan Kuthibari in Shilaidaha, Kushtia.

The other projects are laying the foundation stone of a monument at Ashuganj in memory of martyred members of Indian Allied Forces in Ashuganj and three new Border haats along the India-Bangladesh border.

Besides, the two prime ministers also witnessed a video on the concept of Swadhinata Sarak from Mujibnagar of Meherpur to connect Kolkata via Nadia.

Hasina and Modi also unveiled commemorative stamps of the postal departments of their respective countries on the occasion of 50 years of Bangladesh-India friendship.

Meanwhile, the Indian PM handed over a dummy key of the gift of 109 ambulances with life-support facility from the government of India to the government of Bangladesh.

Besides, Modi handed over a box to Hasina to symbolise the gifting of 1.2 million doses of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh from India.