<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi exchanged pleasantries after Modi's swearing-in ceremony here this evening.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The foreign leaders, including Bangladesh Prime Minister, went to the oath-taking podium to greet Modi one after another as he took oath as the Indian premier for a third consecutive term.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the Bangladesh premier, clad in light purple, approached to her Indian counterpart, Modi extended his hand to Sheikh Hasina. They shook hands there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both the leaders exchanged brief pleasantries and inquired about each other.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Modi then showed the Bangladesh premier the banquet hall and accompanied to the dinner hosted by President Smt. Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh Prime Minister entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the oath-taking ceremony as the third foreign leader with her daughter Saima Wazed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Top leaders from Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles attended the swearing-in ceremony of Modi.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The event witnessed a record presence of over 8,000 dignitaries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh Prime Minister arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attended the oath-taking ceremony of Modi cabinet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">She is expected to leave the Indian capital for Dhaka tomorrow afternoon.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>