Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh in March on the occasion of birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.

“The Indian prime minister has roughly confirmed his visit to Bangladesh in March but the exact date of his arrival has not been fixed yet,” The Independent quoted him as saying.
 
The minister further informed that Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla would arrive in Dhaka on March 2 and everything would be finalised jointly. He also said there will be a bilateral meeting during Modi’s visit and different kinds of programmes would be set centering his visit. “We are working on it,” he added.

He said, “Our event will be held on March 17. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would visit Tungipara on that day. If he (Modi) comes a day before the event, it would be fine as our prime minister will then be able to receive him.”

The Bangladesh government has taken various round the year programmes to celebrate ‘Mujib Year’ to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.