In continuation of the previous tradition, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent seasonal mangoes as gifts to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apart from this, she also sent mangoes for former president of Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi and other Indian dignitaries.
As a goodwill gesture, the Bangladesh prime minister had gifted mangoes to Indian dignitaries in the past, the Bangladesh High Commission said in a press release on Tuesday.
This year, the gift baskets were carrying popular varieties of mangoes like “Himsagar and Lengra,” the juicy fruits collected directly from the Rajshahi region, which is known as the mango capital of Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi delivered the gifts to the offices of the respective dignitaries through diplomatic channel.
Sheikh Hasina, as a mark of close friendship and goodwill gesture, sent 1,000kg of “Amropali” mangoes as a gift for the then Indian president Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year and 2,000kg of “Haribhanga” mangoes for them in 2021.
She also sent mangoes to India's West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and all the chief ministers of north-east India last year.
The relationship between Bangladesh and India has reached a new height during the tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
