India proud to partner with Bangladesh to fulfil Mujibur Rahman's vision: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday paid respects to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and said India is proud to partner with the country to fulfil his vision. Placing a wreath at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum here, Jaishankar said he was "deeply moved" by the visit to the place.

"India is proud to partner with Bangladesh to fulfil the vision of Bangabandhu," Jaishankar wrote on the visitor's book. Mujibur Rahman is popularly known in Bangladesh as Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal).

The Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi area of Bangladesh's capital city was the personal residence of Mujibur Rahman where he was assassinated along with most of his family members in 1975. His daughters -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana -- survived as they were abroad at that time. Jaishankar arrived in Bangladesh on Monday on a two-day visit. This is his first visit to Bangladesh after taking over the charge of External Affairs Minister.

Jaishankar's visit to Bangladesh is the second high ministerial interaction between the two sides in less than a month. Earlier on August 7-8, Bangladesh's Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan held a bilateral meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.