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