Kovind opens renovated Kali Mandir in Dhaka destroyed by Pak in 1971
The Morning Standard|December 18, 2021
PRESIDENT Ram Nath Kovind on Friday inaugurated the renovated Sri Ramna Kali Mandir here, 50 years after it was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in 1971, and described the historic temple as the symbol of the cultural and spiritual bonding among the people of India and Bangladesh.
Kovind opens renovated Kali Mandir in Dhaka destroyed by Pak in 1971

DHAKA

President Kovind is in Bangladesh on his maiden state visit at the invitation of his counterpart M Abdul Hamid to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation War.

The President and First Lady Savita Kovind offered prayers at the renovated temple.

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