- By Nidhi Giri
- Sun, 23 Jun 2024 06:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
As a token gift, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday sent 500 kilograms of queen pineapples, considered the best pineapple variety in the world, to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through the Akhura Integrated Check Post (ICP).
"At the initiative of Chief Minister Manik Saha, we have sent 500 kg of queen pineapples to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 100 packets. Each packet contains six pineapples weighing 750 grams each. This is the best pineapple variety in the world," assistant director of horticulture department, Dipak Baidya, told reporters at Akhaura ICP near Agartala.
Asserting that the bond between India and Bangladesh is old and deep-rooted, Dipak Baidya said the 'token gift' will further enhance the relationship. Last year too, the Chief Minister had sent pineapples to the Bangladesh PM, and Hasina reciprocated by sending mangoes to Saha.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Hyderabad House in the national capital.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said that PM Modi extended a warm welcome to his Bangladesh counterpart and said that the two leaders have met 10 times since 2019.
"Deepening India-Bangladesh Maitri! PM Narendra Modi extended a warm welcome to PM Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh at Hyderabad House ahead of their bilateral discussions. The two leaders have met each other ten times since 2019, making unprecedented transformations in the relationship," Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Hasina, the first foreign guest on a bilateral State visit to India after the formation of the Modi 3.0 government, received a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday morning.
(With Agency Inputs)
