UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as he was honoured with his country’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’.
Sheikh Hasina greeted Pranab over telephone on Saturday morning, said the Press Wing of the Prime Minister’s Office.
On Friday, Pranab Mukherjee and two others-Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika- were conferred the award. Of them, Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika were given the award posthumously. Bharat Ratna was conferred after a gap of four years.
Pranab Mukherjee was the president of India from 2012 to 2017.
In another message, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen congratulated the former Indian President for winning the award.
“India’s first Bengali President Pranab Mukherjee is a real jewel. The Bengali politician played a very important role in strengthening relations between Bangladesh and India,” he said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as he was honoured with his country’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’.
Sheikh Hasina greeted Pranab over telephone on Saturday morning, said the Press Wing of the Prime Minister’s Office.
On Friday, Pranab Mukherjee and two others-Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika- were conferred the award. Of them, Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika were given the award posthumously. Bharat Ratna was conferred after a gap of four years.
Pranab Mukherjee was the president of India from 2012 to 2017.
In another message, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen congratulated the former Indian President for winning the award.
“India’s first Bengali President Pranab Mukherjee is a real jewel. The Bengali politician played a very important role in strengthening relations between Bangladesh and India,” he said.
