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Sri Lankan President Sirisena coming to Dhaka on July 13
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is coming to Dhaka next month on a four-day visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Published : 5 June 2017, 03:23 PM
Updated : 5 June 2017, 03:24 PM
He is scheduled to visit Dhaka from July 13 to July 16, the foreign ministry said on Monday in a statement.
Bangladesh has announced a $500,000 cash assistance for the Sri Lankan floods and landslides victims.
File Photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during a meeting in Japan in May last year.
The May 25 flood killed 100 people and caused severe damage to livelihood and properties of thousand others.
The foreign ministry said Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, both members of SAARC and BIMSTEC, are enjoying “friendly” bilateral relations.
“The two countries have commonalities in values and culture, and share similar developmental aspirations,” it added.
Sirisena earlier visited Bangladesh as health minister.
His predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa came to Bangladesh in April 2011.
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