Shringla arrives in Dhaka

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived here on Monday morning to finalise schedule ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this month.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen received Shringla upon his arrival at Shahjalal International Airport here this morning.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das, among others, was present.

Shringla will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.

He is also supposed to meet Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.

This is the Shringla's first visit to Bangladesh as the Indian Foreign Secretary.

Indian Prime Minister Modi is likely to arrive here in the morning of March 17 to attend the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and have bilateral talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

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