Modi meets up with Bangla PM Hasina

Swaroop also said that there was a discussion on connectivity and infrastructure, in particular the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) model for which an agreement has also been signed.

“After the business meeting, meeting with a neighbour and valued friend…”, the PMO tweeted along with a photograph of the two leaders shaking hands.

The phasing out of the Millennium Development Goals and beginning of the Sustainable Development Goals era will also be featured in her speech, to be delivered in Bangla.

Hasina is leading a 60-member delegation on an 11-day tour. She will attend the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action” at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping on the following day. Hasina is scheduled to attend the 70th UN General Assembly in New York. Leaders of 150 countries are expected to attend. PM Modi held bilateral talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart at Hotel Waldorf Astoria, where the two leaders are staying.

She is also expected to address another conference convened by the U.S. president on “Tackling violence extremism of IS”.

She will also address a forum “Girls lead the way” at Colombia University on September 25.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress in bilateral ties with Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and made a decision to speed up the implementation of the land boundary agreement.