PM Sheikh Hasina joins Visva- Bharati convocation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has attended the convocation ceremony of Visva-Bharati University as a guest of honour at Santiniketan here.

Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati Prof Sabuj Koli Sen received the Prime Minister at Santiniketan while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed her at Rabindra Bhaban there.

Sheikh Hasina placed a bouquet at Rabindra chair.

Later, Hasina and Narendra Modi arrived at the convocation venue at Amrakanon. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banarjee was also present.

After the convocation ceremony, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate ‘Bangladesh Bhaban jointly with Narendra Modi at Visva-Bharati and hold a meeting with him there.

Earlier, Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Friday morning on a two-day visit to West Bengal at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor and Prime Minister’s four Advisers on Political, Economic, Foreign and Energy affairs are accompanying the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Jorasanko Thakur Bari on Friday afternoon. Later, local chamber leaders will meet her in the evening.

Sheikh Hasina will receive Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature at KaziNazrul University, Asansol on Saturday.

Source: unb