Delhi's Park Street renamed after Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

April 06, 2017 20:42

The Park Street in New Delhi will now be known after Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with the New Delhi Municipal Council approving its renaming a day before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives on a four-day visit.

Hasina, who is Rahman's daughter, will have a series of meetings on various issues including on enhancing rail, road and water connectivity.

The New Delhi Municipal Council arrived at a decision aimed at expressing a "friendly gesture" by circular motion.

"It has been decided to rename Park Street after founder of Bangladesh --Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-- ahead of Sheikh Hasina's visit. This is like a friendly gesture as India shares cordial relations with Bangladesh," a senior NDMC official told PTI.

"The decision was arrived at through a circular motion as a council meeting could not be convened for the purpose due to shortage of time and with the model code of conduct being in place because of MCD polls," he added.

Rahman was the central figure in Bangladesh's liberation movement and served twice as the Bangladesh President. He studied law at Maulana Azad College in Kolkata and joined student politics there.

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