Prime Minister to tour India from Apr 7 to 10

Staff Reporter:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India from April 7 to 10.

The prime minister will be visiting India on a state visit on an invitation extended by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to a joint announcement by Dhaka and New Delhi on Tuesday.

The two prime ministers of the two countries will hold official talks in New Delhi on April 8.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last visited India in January 2010 while Indian PM Modi visited Bangladesh in June 2015.

The upcoming visit is expected to further expand the cordial and cooperative relationship between India and Bangladesh, said the statement.