Kolkata, Jun 13: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent 600 kg of mangoes as a gift to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, officials said Monday. PM Narendra Modi and His Counterpart Sheikh Hasina Inaugurate Rs 377-Crore Diesel Pipeline to Bangladesh (Watch Video).

"Mangoes comprising the ‘Himsagar' and ‘Langra' variants have been sent to Banerjee, as part of diplomatic efforts. Last year, too, we had sent mangoes," an official in the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here said. Sourav Ganguly, Wife Dona Meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka (See Pics).

Hasina has also sent mangoes to all the chief ministers of the northeast. Last year, she had sent mangoes as a gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam.

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