Dhaka: President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended felicitations on the occasion of the National Day of Bangladesh with India reiterating its commitment to advancing the partnership for peace, stability and prosperity.
“We remain committed to advancing this partnership, driven by our common aspirations for peace, stability, and prosperity and based on mutual sensitivity to each other’s interests and concerns,” PM Modi said on Wednesday in a message to Bangladesh Interim Government Chief Advisor Prof Muhammad Yunus, UNB reported.
“This day stands as a testament to our shared history and sacrifices, that have laid the foundation of our bilateral partnership,” the Indian Prime Minister said.
He said the spirit of the Liberation War of Bangladesh continues to remain a guiding light for the relationship, which has flourished across multiple domains, bringing tangible benefits to our peoples.
President Droupadi Murmu, in her message to Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, said, “On behalf of the Government, the people of India and on my own behalf, I extend warm greetings and felicitations to you and to the friendly people of Bangladesh on the occasion of your National Day.”
She said Bangladesh-India relations are multi-faceted with our cooperation encompassing diverse areas such as trade, multimodal connectivity, development partnership, power and energy, education, capacity building, cultural cooperation and people-to people exchanges.
The Indian President said Bangladesh is at the focus of India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ and ‘Act East’ policies, the ‘SAGAR doctrine’ and the ‘Indo-Pacific Vision’. “India reiterates its support for a democratic, stable, inclusive, peaceful and progressive Bangladesh,” she said.
Bangladesh celebrates its National Day, also known as Independence Day, on March 26th every year to commemorate the declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
This day marks the beginning of the Bangladesh Liberation War and the eventual formation of Bangladesh as an independent nation on December 16, 1971.
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