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President Kovind on a 3-day visit to Bangladesh, MP Dr Rajdeep Roy accompanies him
Dec. 15: President Ram Nath Kovind left for Dhaka for a state visit to Bangladesh. He will attend Bangladesh’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as the guest of honour. The President is on 3-day visit to Bangladesh. President Kovind will visit the National Martyrs’ Memorial on Wednesday morning and pay homage to those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971. President Kobind will also attend the Victory Day parade, which will include a 122-member tri-services contingent from the Indian armed forces, as the guest of honour.
During his visit, President Kovind will also interact with ‘Mukti Jodhas’ of Bangladesh and Indian veterans. The president will also visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum. Kovind will hold a delegation-level meeting with Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
On way to #Bangladesh on a State Visit to accompany the President @rashtrapatibhvn on the occasion of BIJOY DIVAS of Bangladesh.
Seen here with @Drsubhassarkar MOS, Education, GoI. pic.twitter.com/LhZwWE6KQ7— Dr Rajdeep Roy MP ( MS, MCh) (@drrajdeeproy) December 15, 2021
President Ram Nath Kobind will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar and Member of Parliament (MP) from Silchar, Dr. Rajdeep Roy.
Around 93,000 Pakistani troops had surrendered before the joint forces of the Indian Army and the “Mukti Bahini” on December 16, 1971, that paved way for the birth of Bangladesh.