Tripura chief minister to attend Bangladesh Independence Day
March 18th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will attend Bangladesh’s Independence and National Day celebrations in Dhaka on March 26, officials here said Thursday.
“Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has invited the chief minister to attend the functions as a special guest,” a senior government official here told IANS.
It is for the first time in 40 years that a chief minister from the northeast has been invited to attend Bangladesh’s Independence and National Day celebrations as Dhaka wants to increase trade with the eight northeastern states, the official said.
“Sarkar during his stay in Dhaka would meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and invite her to visit Tripura,” the official said.
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