Jaishankar due today

Indian external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar will pay a half day official visit to Dhaka on today to handover an invitation on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit New Delhi.

The Indian foreign minister is scheduled to arrive at Bangladesh Air Force Bangabandhu Base in Kurmitola in the capital by an Indian Air force special flight at 2:10pm.

Jaishankar is scheduled to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban at 4:00pm. After that the Indian external affairs minister will hold a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen at Foreign Service academy at 5:00pm.

“The forthcoming visit of EAM (External Affairs Minister) to Bangladesh may be seen in the context of frequent bilateral high-level visits and exchanges particularly as both sides commemorate fifty years of the establishment of diplomatic ties,” Indian external affairs ministry said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Bangladesh foreign minister said, Jaishankar might bring some good news ... “he will give us surprise”.

Momen said he is happy about his Indian counterpart’s visit as Bangladesh and India have been enjoying a “sweet” relation. “We always welcome him (Jaishankar) here,” he added.

“We will discuss all our major bilateral issues,” Momen added.