PM Modi remembers Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the potential of a strong India-Bangladesh partnership

Ahead of his two-day go to to Bangladesh to participate in Bangladesh National Day Celebrations on March 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned an article remembering Bangladesh’s ‘Father of Nation’ and its first President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Rahman who had additionally been the Prime Minister of Bangladesh was popularly known as ‘Bangabandhu’ by the folks of Bangladesh. He was among the many individuals who led the liberation wrestle of Bangladesh. He alongside together with his household was brutally assassinated on August 15, 1975, in a navy coup. However, his two daughters-Sheikh Hasina, the present PM of Bangladesh, and Sheikh Rehana survived as they have been visiting Germany at the moment.
Bangabandhu was admired by folks of India as nicely: PM Modi
Remembering Bangabandhu, PM Modi wrote in regards to the struggles confronted by Bangabandhu in his efforts to grasp his dream of constructing a “cooperative, peaceful, and harmonious subcontinent”. Admiring Bangabandhu, PM Modi wrote how the qualities of his character endeared him to the folks of India as nicely. “It was this rare combination of deep-seated belief in his own ideals, and yet the openness of mind to accept a different opinion, that made Bangabandhu one of the greatest statesmen of our times. It endeared Bangabandhu to the people of India as well”, PM Modi wrote.
In the article, PM Modi imagined how the destiny of Bangladesh and its relations with India would have been completely different from what they’re now if Bangabandhu had lived. He mentioned that had Bangabandhu been alive, India and Bangladesh would have achieved among the recently-made accomplishments years in the past. “I am sure that with his visionary world-view, Bangabandhu would have dared to dream something even bigger for our subcontinent. With the spirit of Liberation War energising us, and with Bangabandhu as the guiding star, this region, at least the Bay of Bengal area, might have been in a different reality now”, PM Modi mentioned.
A intently built-in financial area may have been constructed between India and Bangladesh if Bangabandhu was alive: PM Modi
PM Modi mentioned that in Bangabandhu’s presence India and Bangladesh may have constructed a “closely integrated economic region with deeply interlinked value chains”. “We could have created inter-governmental structures to maximise the economic, scientific and strategic benefits of a community of hundreds of millions of people”, the Prime Minister wrote. “We could have joined our maritime capacities-from fisheries to offshore mineral resource exploration-to propel rapid economic growth in and around the world’s biggest Bay: the Bay of Bengal”, he added.
India and Bangladesh have been capable of resolve their advanced points amicably: PM Modi
Expressing hope for a greater future for the relations of India and Bangladesh, PM Modi identified how the 2 nations have been capable of resolve advanced points amicably. “Our land and maritime boundaries stand settled. We have substantial cooperation covering almost all aspects all human endeavour. Our trade has reached historic levels, aiding economic activities in each other’s countries”, PM Modi mentioned.
PM Modi identified how the 2 nations have made good progress within the space of connectivity. He mentioned that India and Bangladesh are within the strategy of implementing an association for Indian cargo to succeed in northeastern states by way of Bangladesh. He advised that the nations are making efforts to operationalise inland waterways that may permit Bangladeshi items to succeed in Varanasi and Sahibganj. The Prime Minister expressed the idea that the 2 nations are striving in direction of “a destiny that the Liberation of Bangladesh had once augured for our region”.