PM Modi begins Bangladesh tour, 1st foreign visit since Covid-19 outbreak| LIVE

PM Modi has begun his Bangladesh tour. The prime minister had on Thursday said he will hold substantive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina during the visit. He also expressed happiness that his first foreign tour after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic will be to a friendly neighbouring country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Bangladesh on a two-day visit to the nation, his first visit abroad since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina receives PM Narendra Modi. Visuals from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. pic.twitter.com/koCCXly5PV Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Dhaka on a two-day visit to Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/klmUgteQgQ The PM was welcomed by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The prime minister had on Thursday said he will hold substantive discussions with Sheikh Hasina during the visit, as he expressed happiness that his first foreign tour after the Covid-19 pandemic will be to a friendly neighbouring country with which India shares deep ties.