Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has given the sacred relics that were enshrined in a Buddhist Monastery in Chittagong to President Rajapaksa on his request for the 2600th Sambuddhatva Jayanthi exposition in Sri Lanka.
The sacred relics will be deposited at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo in the evening, the government said.
President Rajapaksa's three- day visit to Bangladesh is of immense importance as many issues in terms of bilateral relations are common to the both countries.
During his visit from April 18-20, the President and his 54-member delegation met with the Prime Minister Hasina, President Zillur Rahman, and other government officials.
President also met Bangladesh Opposition Leader yesterday (19) at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka.
President Rajapaksa and Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia (Photos by Sudath Silva)
During the President's visit the two countries entered into five agreements in the fields of trade, agriculture, fisheries, vocational education and science and culture.
Having established formal diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 1972, the two countries share warm and friendly relations.
During the talks, President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Hasina agreed that high-level visits including at the level of the parliamentarians, especially based on Parliamentary Friendship Associations established in each of the National Parliaments, were extremely useful for promoting greater understanding and cooperation between the two countries.
Expressing his deep appreciation to the government of Bangladesh for the warm hospitality and cordial welcome extended to him and his delegation during the visit, the President has invited Prime Minister Hasina to visit Sri Lanka.
The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation to visit Sri Lanka at a mutually convenient time. The dates for the visit would be finalized through diplomatic channels.
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