
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to take part in the country’s 50th Independence Day celebrations, his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 outbreak.
He was welcomed by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the airport.
The two nations are celebrating Mujib Borsho or the birth centenary of Bangladesh’s father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 50 years of diplomatic ties and 50 years of Bangladesh’s war of liberation.
Here’s a look at the first day of PM Modi’s visit:
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for a two-day visit to Bangladesh his first visit to a foreign country since the COVID19 outbreak, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he arrives for a two-day visit to Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspecting the Guard of Honour along with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during his two-day visit to Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute during his visit to National Martyrs' Memorial, Savar in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants a sapling at National Martyrs' Memorial, Savar in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs the visitors' book at National Martyrs' Memorial, Savar in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Opposition leaders during his visit to Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the members of the Minority Community in Bangladesh, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the eminent young achievers from different walks of life, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dhaka on Friday. PM Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. (ANI Photo)

Sheikh Rehana, the younger daughter of Bangladesh's Father of Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (posthumously) during the National Day program, in Dhaka on Friday. (ANI Photo)
(With inputs from ANI)