Sheikh Hasina said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had started running the state with the devastation and built a war-ravaged country, reported Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
The foundation stone for construction of this pipeline was laid by the two prime ministers in September 2018.
The demand came as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four day visit, during which she would hold talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister will lead a high-level delegation which includes several ministers, advisers, state ministers, secretaries and senior officials.
Hasina inaugurated the Padma Bridge on June 25 and said that the mega government-funded project belonged to the people of the nation.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged citizens of the country to do their bit in curbing the spread of…
Connectivity has been given a boost not the least because this is the fourth train that symbolises the signal of intent on either side of the territorial divide, recalling the train from East Pakistan to Sealdah station and the steamer service with the delectable chicken curry served on board ~ both modes of transport in the pre-Partition days.
Modi, who is visiting Bangladesh on his first trip to a foreign country since the outbreak of the coronavirus, held one-on-one talks with Hasina which was followed by delegation-level meeting which continued for over an hour.
Modi said he was happy that his first foreign visit after the onset of the pandemic would be to a friendly neighbouring country, with which India shares deep cultural, linguistic and people-to-people ties.
Modi's visit to Bangladesh will be his first overseas trip since the outbreak of Covid, reflecting the priority India attaches to ties with Dhaka.
