Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IBNS): Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday.
According to reports, he will attend numerous events in the country during his visit.
He will also attend the 'International Bengali Literature Conference', reports said.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla were present at the Dhaka airport to receive the former Indian President.
In his official Twitter handle, Mukherjee said: "Visiting #Bangladesh today.The first country I visited as President & the first that I'm visiting as Former President.India has a deep connection with this land & its people.Our destinies are interwoven like our history & geography. May we always remain friends.#CitizenMukherjee."
Visiting #Bangladesh today.The first country I visited as President & the first that I'm visiting as Former President.India has a deep connection with this land & its people.Our destinies are interwoven like our history & geography. May we always remain friends.#CitizenMukherjee pic.twitter.com/qHGiEv9DNG
— Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) January 14, 2018
"Chittagong University (CU) will honour former Indian President with a Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) degree on Tuesday afternoon through a special convocation ceremony," The Daily Star reported.
CU Registrar Prof Dr Kamrul Huda was quoted as saying by the newspaper: "The decision to honor him (Pranab) with D. Litt was taken in consultation with President (Abdul Hamid)."
He is scheduled to meet top leaders of the nation during the visit.
Mukherjee took oath as the President of India in 2012.
His tenure ended last year.
Current President Ram Nath Kovind step into his shoes after winning the poll in 2017.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
