Dhaka: A high-level Indian delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived in Dhaka today to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The delegation came here on an Indian Air Force special aircraft, which landed at the Bangladesh Air Force Base in Dhaka.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Indian Speaker Om Birla was received at the airbase by Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Md Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Riaz Hamidullah, and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma. Birla is representing New Delhi at the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected government led by BNP Chairman and Prime Minister-elect Tarique Rahman.
A press release issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs highlighted that Birla’s participation underscores the deep and enduring friendship between the peoples of the two countries and reaffirms India’s commitment to shared democratic values. India has welcomed Bangladesh’s transition to an elected government under Tarique Rahman’s leadership, expressing its intent to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the days ahead.