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President Kovind to visit Bangladesh on December 16 to attend Victory Day celebrations: Official

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President Ram Nath Kovind will travel to Dhaka on December 16 to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Bangladesh's 1971 independence from Pakistan following a nine-month long Liberation War, officials said on Monday.

President Kovind would travel to the neighbouring country on December 16 on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid.

"We expect the Indian President to arrive (in Dhaka) on December 16 on a two-day visit to join our golden jubilee celebrations," a spokesman of Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said.