Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said that India is bound by the blood bond of friendship with Bangladesh and this bond has become stronger under the leadership of Prime Minister Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said this to reporters after the meeting of the outgoing High Commissioner of India Vikram Kumar Doraiswamy at the Information and Broadcasting Minister's office at the Secretariat on Monday morning. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Md. Mokbul Hossain was present on the occasion.
Dr Hasan said that the Prime Minister had a very successful visit to India last week and there were many achievements in this visit such as the distribution of Kushiara river water in our favor, the import-export facility of Bangladesh with third countries over the land of India for which we have been trying for a long time, dialogue. I was in, that has been addressed in this tour, it is a big achievement.
Referring to the great role played by Indian High Commissioner Doraiswamy in making this visit successful, the Minister said, 'Doraiswamy is a very efficient High Commissioner and the India-Bangladesh alliance has been strengthened during his tenure. I wish him success in the future.
Dr Hasan said about the meeting, "We discussed other issues as well. After the Prime Minister approves the biopic of Bangabandhu, which is a joint initiative of Bangladesh and India, we hope that it will be released within this year.
Earlier, the outgoing High Commissioner of India told reporters, "The excellent friendly relations between Bangladesh and India have not faded even during the Corona epidemic, but rather it has become stronger." Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent visit to India was very fruitful. Many issues have been discussed, compromises have been made, agreements have also been made in the field of information and broadcasting between the two countries. I firmly believe that this relationship will become stronger and stronger.
The minister further said "The death of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, the longest-serving deputy leader of the National Assembly, has marked the end of the life of a illustrious freedom fighter, a close companion of Bangabandhu and a fearless leader in organizing the Awami League after 1975."
Meanwhile, Dr Hasan said that he had an important contribution in the party's difficult times, in the freedom struggle, in the independence war. Begum Sajeda Chowdhury was always like a shadow with our leader Sheikh Hasina after she was elected president of Bangladesh Awami League in 1981. Besides, in 2007-2008, when many people turned their backs, Begum Sajeda Chowdhury stood by the leader.
The history of Awami League is to write the history of Bangladesh. Referring to Begum Sajeda Chowdhury, the information minister said, "She was ill for a long time, but we wished that she should stay with us for a long time." His farewell is a great pain for us, a great pain for Bangladesh Awami League. We all pray for his departed soul to rest in peace. Dr. participated in the funeral of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Hasan Mahmud.
