Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gets as much respect in India as he gets in Bangladesh, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Bangladesh Bhaban at Shantiniketon in West Bengal Friday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other senior officials were also present at the programme.
Modi said, Bangabandhu was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ when he gave his famous speech in March 1971.
That’s why when Bangabadhu declared independence in 1971 many supported it in India, he added.
Both the countries are passing through golden era and they can solve difficult problems by consulting each other, Modi said.
He said, land boundary agreement or maritime delimitation disputes were resolved, which were once considered as impossible to settle.
Earlier, both the prime minister inaugurated Bangladesh Bhaban at Shantiniketon in West Bengal.
The Bangladesh Bhaban, which is dubbed as the symbol of culture of the two countires, is built to promote the Bengali culture.
Bangladesh Bhaban has a modern theatre, exhibit room and a big library.
The library contains books on literature, culture, history, Bangladesh Liberation War and Indian freedom movement history. Two murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Rabindranath Tagore were placed at two sides of the building entrance. Dhaka has borne all the expenses to build the Bhaban.
Hasina reached India this morning and flew to Shantiniketon along with Modi where both the prime ministers attended a convocation ceremony.
Hasina’s two-day visit to India starts today, she is scheduled to have a meeting with Indian premier Modi and receive a honourary doctorate degree from Kazi Nazrul University in Asansol.