<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday received a ceremiony reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of her meeting with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. She was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where the duo shook hands and posed for the photograph.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Interacting with reporters at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Bangladeshi prime minister said her talks with Modi would focus on improving the condition of the people in their respective countries, poverty alleviation and economic development. Highlighting India's contribution in Bangladesh Liberation War, Hasina said that it is always a pleasure for her to visit India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“India is our friend. Whenever I come to India, it's pleasure for me, especially because we always recall the contribution India has made during our liberation war. We have friendly relationship, we are cooperating with each other,” Hasina said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Our main focus is to develop our people's federation, poverty alleviation, and economy. With all these issues, I feel our two countries work together so that people not only in India and Bangladesh but across South Asia can get better lives. That's our main focus,” she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hoping for a “very fruitful discussion” during her four-day state visit, Hasina said that the main aim is to “develop economically and also fulfill the basic needs of our people”.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“With friendship, you can solve any problem. So, we always do that,” she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Monday, Hasina visited Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia hours after her arrival in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Bangladeshi prime minister on the first day of her state visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh this evening. The warmth and frequency of our leadership level contacts is a testimony to our close neighbourly partnership," Jaishankar tweeted. Sourrce HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>