This Article is From Jun 07, 2015

Land Border Pact is Agreement of Connecting Hearts, Says PM Modi in Dhaka: Highlights

Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the Indian community at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.

Following are the highlights of his speech:
  • (Begins his speech in Bengali, gets a heavy round of applause)
  • Today is end of my visit, but I feel the journey has just begun
  • People thought we are near but now people have to accept we are near as well as together
  • Not just Asia but the entire world will now conduct a post-mortem of my 2-day visit to Bangladesh
  • The person who taught us a lot, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been honoured by Bangladesh today
  • Our blood boiled against tyranny Bangladesh suffered in 1971
  • When we think of Bangladesh we feel very proud of the fact that even our Jawans have given their blood for this nation
  • Bangladesh springs back even as it faces calamity on daily basis
  • Was proud to hear about the success of Bangladesh textiles in China
  • PM Sheikh Hasina has made development her only goal
  • Bangladesh, like India, is a youthful nation. I am sure the development journey of Bangladesh cannot stop now
  • The Land Boundary Agreement is not an agreement of realigning land, but it is an agreement of connecting hearts
  • India can learn from Bangladesh to beat infant mortality
  • This is the age of development, not expansionism
  • Both India and Bangladesh are blessed in one sense; 65% population of both nations is below 35 years of age
  • I have come to the Dhaka University; this institution has spread the light of education in the country
  • Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have placed their priority on easy connectivity. This was a proposal even raised in SAARC Summit
  • India-Bangladesh can trade directly now, not via Singapore
  • Both these countries are blessed with the power of the Sun. We will tap into solar energy and find out resolution for the Global Warming
  • In terms of women empowerment Bangladesh has reached new standards. All the main leaders and the PM are women here
  • Only in this part of the world we are proud to have such a culture
  • Even then if this was anywhere else in the world we would have been appreciated much more
  • Cricketer Salma Khatoon's 'Made in Bangladesh' poster made me proud
  • Your cricket team entered the world arena late however they are counted as equal with other teams of the world
  • Assure you, will find Teesta resolution on human principles
  • Bangladesh helped in setting up power station in Tripura
  • Terrorism has no boundaries. India has been troubled by it for years. What did people associated with terrorism gain
  • Pakistan is nuisance to us, incites terror against us
  • Every sixth person is Indian, India's not in UN Security Council
  • Mamataji says one cannot forget Bangladesh's hospitality
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