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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on winning the ‘Bharat Ratna’ – India’s highest civilian award, reported UNB.
Sheikh Hasina greeted Pranab over telephone yesterday morning, according to the Press Wing of the Prime Minister’s Office.
On Friday, Pranab Mukherjee, Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika were conferred the award. Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika were given the award posthumously. Bharat Ratna was conferred after a gap of four years.
Pranab Mukherjee was the president of India from 2012 to 2017.
In another message, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen congratulated the former Indian President for winning the award.
“ India’s first Bengali President Pranab Mukherjee is a real jewel. The Bengali politician played a very important role in strengthening relations between Bangladesh and India,” he said.
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