Dhaka: Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has praised the initiative led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect the students of his country who are stuck in Eastern Europe after the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Hasina, who will visit India on Monday, in a video interaction with ANI, lauded the Narendra Modi government’s efforts to provide Covid-19 vaccines to neighboring countries under the Vaccine Alliance program amid the rapid spread of the pandemic. Sheikh Hasina thanked India for its help during Covid.
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh emphasized on close cooperation between the neighboring countries. There may be differences, but these should be resolved through dialogue. India and Bangladesh have done exactly that in several areas, he said. However, he appreciated the Indian government’s support for helping the citizens of Bangladesh. India had evacuated Bangladeshi students stranded in Ukraine and its neighboring countries when Russia attacked Ukraine. Sheikh Hasina thanked India for its help during Covid
I really want to express my thanks to the Prime Minister. During this war between Russia and Ukraine, many of our students got stuck. He came to Poland for asylum. But India, when the Indian students were evacuated, they were also brought with them. Our students are back home. Indeed you have clearly shown a friendly attitude.
I thank the Prime Minister (Modi) for this initiative. To another question about the Indian government’s vaccine alliance programme, the Bangladesh prime minister said it was a very “prudent” initiative taken by Prime Minister Modi.
“I really thank PM Modi for this initiative. That way they have contributed vaccines not only to Bangladesh but also to some South Asian countries, and it is really very helpful. Besides, we have bought vaccines with our own money and many other countries have also contributed,” he said. Bangladesh has given Covid-19 vaccines to 90 percent of its population.
“In general, you know, I find that people in our country, especially people at the village level, even in some towns, are very reluctant to take the vaccine. They don’t want to take. They are hesitant about needling or ‘sui nai lena hai’ but we have to follow them. We told them it’s nothing, but it will save your life.
So people obeyed it. It’s really a very good initiative, this vaccine alliance itself … a very good initiative. I truly support Sheikh Hasina, who referred to India as a “tested” friend and said that India had stood by Bangladesh in times of need, first in 1971 and later.
“We will always remember his contribution during our 1971 war. Besides, in 1975, when we lost all my family members. So, the then Prime Minister, he gave us shelter in India, besides, you see, these two countries, we are neighbours, close neighbors and I always give importance and priority to friendship with our neighboring countries,” he said.
He said that the relationship between the two countries should be for the betterment of their citizens.
Even during the Covid-19 period, the Indian leadership has shown its positive intentions. The then President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh on Independence Day. Thank you Prime Minister Modi and your Honorable President.
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They both visited Bangladesh when we were celebrating the birth centenary of our father of the nation and our independence, 50 years of our independence day and our friendship with India. India has recognized Bangladesh. I think that relationship is our main priority,” Hasina said.
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