A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:50 pm. High civil and military officials received the Prime Minister at the airport.
Earlier, the VVIP flight of the national flag carrier left Air Force Station, Palam, New Delhi at 4:45 pm (local time).
Indian State Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Syed Moazzem Ali and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla saw the Prime Minister off at the airport.
During the Prime Minister’s tour, Bangladesh and India signed 36 bilateral documents, covering diverse areas of cooperation, including economic, defence cooperation, power, peaceful use of nuclear energy, outer space, information technology and mass media.
Three of the MoUs are on the cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.
However, the much-sought Teesta water-sharing deal saw no light this time, too. Besides, India also offered a $4.5 billion line of credit to Bangladesh to help it implement projects in priority areas and a separate $500 million credit line to support defence related procurements.
Earlier on Friday, a red carpet was rolled out as Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi. .She was given a ceremonial reception by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday morning.
