By Mir Afroz Zaman
Dhaka, July 14 (UNI) Home Minister Rajnath Singh called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina on Saturday.
The meeting took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere in the presence of senior officials from
both the sides.
The Home Minister conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ms Hasina.
He complimented the Prime Minister for the excellent growth registered by Bangladesh’s
economy under her leadership with a growth rate of 7.78% last year.
The two leaders noted that much has been achieved by India and Bangladesh by working together to
counter the menace of terrorism and radicalisation.
They agreed that all countries in the region that are afflicted by this menace should proactively join
hands to effectively tackle it. The Home Minister also thanked the Prime Minister for the cooperation
extended by Bangladesh in addressing India’s security concerns.
They also discussed the influx of displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar over the
past year. The Indian Home Minister conveyed that India is committed to helping in the safe, speedy
and sustainable return of these persons to their homes. In this context, India is working on a project to
construct prefabricated housing in Rakhine State so as to meet the needs of the displaced persons.
India will also continue to provide relief material and supplies to help Government of Bangladesh
deal with the needs of those in the relief camps.
Mr Singh and his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan jointly inaugurated the Bangladesh-India Friendship Building at the Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah, Rajshahi, foundation stone of which was
laid in 2015 by Mr Modi and Ms Hasina. This is a development cooperation project between India and Bangladesh.
The newly-inaugurated facility incorporates state-of-the-art Forensic Laboratories, Mock Crime Scenes,
Mock Police Station, IT Centre with computer labs.
A Memorandum of Cooperation was also signed between Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police
Academy, Hyderabad and the Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah, Rajshahi to establish mutual
cooperation in the sphere of training, management and exchange of trainers and trainees between
two Police Academies.
The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by Smt. D R Doley Barman, Director, Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad and Md Nazibur Rahman, NDC, Addl (IGP),
Principal, Bangladesh Police Academy. This will add yet another dimension to the capacity building programmes being organized in India for Bangladesh officials.
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