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Modi canceled Bangladesh tour.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh has been canceled due to coronavirus. Indian media have said the decision was taken by the country’s central government.
Indian media reported today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi canceled a visit to Dhaka in the wake of three coronavirus attacks in Bangladesh.
Narendra Modi was the chief guest at the Mujib Year held on March 17, the birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of the independence of Bangladesh. The government on Sunday reported three coronavirus infections in Dhaka. Coronavirus was first detected in Bangladesh. Two of the three men came from Italy to Bangladesh. Another person was attacked by the two. This person is a member of their family.
In such a situation, Kamal Abdul Nasser Chowdhury, chief coordinator of National Implementation Committee, celebrated the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The main event, which is being held at the National Parade Ground on March 17, is not going to be that day. The government has taken this decision in the public interest and public welfare situations arising out of coronavirus. Later the date of this rally will be final.
Foreign guests, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were expected to attend the national parade ground on March 17. Later, it was learned that Modi was not coming to Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, protests and rallies took place on Modi’s Bangladesh visit to Dhaka in the wake of a communal attack in New Delhi over the citizenship reform law. There has also been a demand for cancellation of Modi’s Bangladesh visit. However, the tour was postponed due to coronavirus infection in Dhaka.
Dhaka Bureau Chief, March 09,2020
