PM Narendra Modi Addresses Indian Community in Dhaka: Highlights

Dhaka:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing 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