G20 Summit: Hasina-Modi meet on Sept 8

The much-anticipated bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will take place in New Delhi on September 8, on the eve of the two-day G20 Summit.

The meeting will take place at the official residence of the Indian PM, hours after Hasina's arrival in New Delhi to attend the summit as a special invitee of host India, reports our New Delhi correspondent citing diplomatic sources in both countries yesterday.

Bangladesh is expected to raise the Teesta and Ganges water-sharing issues along with other issues of mutual interest during the meeting, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Sunday.

Hasina is expected to land in New Delhi at around 1:30pm (local time) and her meeting with Modi is scheduled for around 4:00pm (local time).

Hasina will return to Dhaka on the morning of September 10, the day the summit of the leaders of the world's most powerful economies ends.

Hasina and Modi held a brief informal conversation in Johannesburg, South Africa where they attended the BRICS summit recently.

The meeting between Hasina and Modi in New Delhi is viewed with considerable significance as it comes ahead of the general election in Bangladesh.

Hasina, during her stay in Delhi, will also have some other bilateral meetings including with the Saudi crown prince.