Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, intends to go to Bangladesh to reinforce ties

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• Jul 22, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

"Nine brave Assamese troops gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War, a historic occurrence. Members of Mukti Bahini were taught and outfitted by some Assam Police officials "In a tweet, the chief minister stated.

Digital Desk: Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma recalled Assam's role in the 1971 liberation conflict,
which Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini and Indian forces fought together, and he said
he is likely to travel to the neighbouring nation soon to further develop the
long-standing ties between the two nations.

He was conversing with a
delegation of 25 "Muktijoddhas" who were visiting Guwahati and
Shillong for three days.

Sarma tweeted after
receiving the delegation on Monday night: "The visit is part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav
and Swarnim Vijay Varsh festivities organised by High Commission of India in
Bangladesh & Act East Policy Affairs, GoA.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
honours the 75th anniversary of India's independence, while Swarnim Vijay Varsh
commemorates the 50th anniversary of the allies' triumph over Pakistan in the
1971 war.

"Nine brave Assamese
troops gave their lives in the Bangladesh Liberation War, a historic
occurrence. Members of Mukti Bahini were taught and outfitted by some Assam
Police officials "In a tweet, the chief minister stated.

He continued by saying that
Assamese civic society also stepped up to assist the East Bengali refugees.

The chief minister declared
that the Bangladeshi foreign minister had extended an invitation for him to
visit the nation.

Sarma tweeted, "I would
make genuine efforts to honour the offer to strengthen civilisational
connections between India and Bangladesh."

A delegation of 19 prominent
editors and journalists from different Bangladeshi organisations also arrived
in Guwahati on Monday.

According to a formal
announcement, the delegation, which is being led by Independent TV of
Bangladesh Chief News Editor Ashish Ghosh Saikat, will visit with a number of
organisations while they are there.

According to the statement,
this exercise is being conducted as a part of the Familiarization Program for
Foreign Media being run by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government
of India.