Sonia Gandhi To Attend Bangladesh’s 50th Liberation Anniversary Celebrations, Accepts Sheikh Hasina’s Invitation

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday (6 October) accepted visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's invitation to visit her country for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's liberation.

Sheikh Hasina also extended her invitation to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

A Congress delegation comprising Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma met the Bangladesh Prime Minister on Sunday, a day after she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hasina was on a four-day visit to India and returned home later on Sunday.

(With inputs from IANS.)