Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi exchanged pleasantries after Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday evening.
The foreign leaders, including Bangladesh's prime minister, went to the oath-taking podium to greet Modi one after another as he took oath as the Indian premier for a third consecutive term, reports BSS.
As the Bangladesh premier, clad in light purple, approached her Indian counterpart, Modi extended his hand to Sheikh Hasina. They shook hands there.
Both the leaders exchanged brief pleasantries and inquired about each other.
Modi then showed the Bangladesh premier the banquet hall and accompanied the dinner hosted by President Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening.
Bangladesh's prime minister entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the oath-taking ceremony as the third foreign leader with her daughter Saima Wazed.
Top leaders from Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles attended the swearing-in ceremony of Modi.
The event witnessed a record presence of over 8,000 dignitaries.
Bangladesh's prime minister arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Modi cabinet.
She is expected to leave the Indian capital for Dhaka on Monday afternoon.
‘India will work closely’
Expressing gratitude to foreign dignitaries who joined the swearing-in ceremony, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India will always work closely with their valued partners in pursuit of human progress.
"I am grateful to all the foreign dignitaries who joined the swearing-in ceremony. India will always work closely with our valued partners in pursuit of human progress," he said.
Modi conveyed the message through his verified social media handle X, formerly known as Twitter, reports UNB.
The leaders who attended the banquet include President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka; President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives; Vice President Ahmed Afif of Seychelles; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh; Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius; Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda of Nepal; and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan.
