PM Modi’s Bangladesh visit updates: PM worshiped at Orkandi temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to be a part of the 50th Independence Day of the neighboring country, this is his first foreign trip after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to be a part of the 50th Independence Day of the neighboring country, this is his first foreign trip after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered obeisance at the Orkandi temple in Kashiani Upazila in Gopalganj district of Bangladesh.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi offered prayers at the Jyeshteshwari Kali temple in Ishwarpur, Satheera. Dedicated to Goddess Kali, Jashoreswari Kali Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in Ishwarpur – a village in the upazhila of Shyam Nagar, Satkhira. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, scattered all over India and neighboring countries.

Thereafter, he paid tribute to the ‘Father of the Nation’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh at Bangabandhu Samadhi Complex, Tungipara. He signed the visitors’ book and also put samples on the premises.

During his visit, PM Modi accompanied his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.

Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi will hold talks with Sheikh Hasina and they will sign some key agreements. Thereafter, he will call on the President of Bangladesh, Abdul Hameed.

This is Prime Minister Modi’s first foreign visit since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.