Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in the capital yesterday on a sudden visit and conveyed a message to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that Delhi has special relations with Dhaka and it will continue to be its development partner.

He called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence the Gono Bhaban around 7:30 pm and discussed post-Covid-19 economic recovery and assistance, officials said.

"India has special and close relations with Bangladesh. Therefore, the foreign secretary has come to meet the prime minister with this message in an unofficial visit even during this pandemic," Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das said at a short media briefing at Hotel Shonargaon last night.

Indian officials said Hasina appreciated the visit, adding she was happy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a top official to convey the message.

Shringla landed in Dhaka in a special flight of the Indian Air Force at 11:30 am. He met the PM at the Gono Bhaban around 7:30 pm, although the meeting was scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm. It lasted for about an hour.

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