Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary will hold a meeting with Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi one day after his swearing-in ceremony in India.
She is also scheduled to meet India’s President Pranab Mukherjee.
The Speaker reached New Delhi Sunday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Modi as per his invitation.
Prime minister-designate Narendra Modi in a first of kind has invited all the heads of State from SAARC nations including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend his swearing-in ceremony on May 26.
As Hasina has left Dhaka for Tokyo Saturday night on an official visit that will run through to May 28, Chaudhary will grace the swearing-in ceremony.
Modi is scheduled to take oath on Monday.
Bharatiya Jatiya Party’s candidate Modi won a landslide victory in the nine-tier election of India on May 16.
Chaudhury will return on the May 28.
BBN/ANS/AD-25May14-6:00pm (BST)