Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi met with Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina and other visiting leaders after the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 09 June 2024. Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Hasina for gracing the occasion and reaffirmed India’s commitment to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Prime Minister Modi emphasized that in his third term, India will continue to work for the peace, progress and prosperity of the region in close partnership with its neighbours. In this context, he called for deeper people-to-people ties and connectivity in the region. Prime Minister Hasina and other visiting leaders also attended a Banquet hosted by President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan after the swearing-in ceremony.