Mamata delays return on Hasina request

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday delayed her return home for few hours at the request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join a state dinner in honour of Indian premier Narendra Modi, reports BSS. "Yes, she (Banerjee) was supposed to leave here this afternoon after witnessing the flagging off ceremony of bus services on the new routes (between the two countries), but agreed to stay back for few more hours at the request of our premier," a foreign office spokesman told the news agency as the Sheikh Hasina-Modi summit was underway. He said Sheikh Hasina requested her to join the dinner in honour of her Indian counterpart and "she responded" positively.

Mamata delays return on Hasina request

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday delayed her return home for few hours at the request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join a state dinner in honour of Indian premier Narendra Modi, reports BSS. Yes, she (Banerjee) was supposed to leave here this afternoon after witnessing the flagging off ceremony of bus services on the new routes (between the two countries), but agreed to stay back for few more hours at the request of our premier, a foreign office spokesman told the news agency as the Sheikh Hasina-Modi summit was underway. He said Sheikh Hasina requested her to join the dinner in honour of her Indian counterpart and she responded positively.