Visit of Chief Minister of West Bengal to Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, was on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from February 19-21, 2015.

She was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Cultural Personalities and Senior Officials, said a statement of Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

During the visit, she interacted with eminent litterateurs and cultural personalities of India and Bangladesh at ‘Baithaki Bangla’. The participants, including Mr. Asaduzzaman Noor, Minister of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh discussed ways and means of increasing cultural exchanges for deepening ties between the both countries.

At a reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, she interacted with a cross section of political parties, civil society and media. She along with Mr. Tofail Ahmed, Minister of Commerce of Bangladesh presided over a well attended business event organized by the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata.

Chief Minister called on H.E President Md. Abdul Hamid. President Hamid fondly remembered his recent visit to India and Kolkata, in particular. They discussed several initiatives for strengthening people-to-people contact, including tourism, connectivity, film production and sub-regional cooperation.

Chief Minister held detailed discussions with H.E Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on various issues of mutual interest to the State of West Bengal and Bangladesh, including cross border links, trade and culture.