As part of the Indian government’s initiative to strengthen people-to-people contact, a 100-member Bangladeshi youth delegation will pay a weeklong visit to India from tomorrow.
The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Indian government is organising the visit for the second time, said a press release of the Indian high commission. The first visit of another 100 youths took place from October 6 to 13 last year.
The delegation comprises young doctors, engineers, management graduates, business people, entrepreneurs, journalists, musicians and students, it said.
The delegation will visit the capital New Delhi, Agra, Bengaluru and Mysore, tour prominent cultural and historical sites and hold interactions in
educational, business, IT and technological institutions.
They are also expected to call on President Pranab Mukherjee.
Prior to the visit, the high commission will organise a pre-departure interaction with the delegation at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in the capital’s Gulshan-1 today at 4:00pm.
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran will address the delegation while cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and film personality Jaya Ahsan will also be present.
-With The Daily Star input
