Modi visits Dhaka's National Martyrs' Memorial

06-06-2015 Sat 11:49 | International | IANS

Dhaka, June 6: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday marked his arrival in Bangladesh by paying homage at the National Martyrs' Memorial. "Remembering the sacrifice of the Liberation Struggle. PM @narendramodi at the National Martyrs' Memorial," Vikas Swarup, spokesperson for the external affairs ministry, tweeted. "Memorial gives impression of rising from the ashes like a phoenix. It symbolises courage & determination of people," Prime Minister Modi tweeted. The PMO India tweet described the memorial as consisting of seven distinct triangles indicating seven stages of the national movement of Bangladesh that led to its Independence." "Foundation Stone for Jatiyo Smriti Shoudho was laid by Bangabandhu himself. Design was chosen from various entries obtained in a competition," Modi tweeted.

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