India, Feb. 17 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday met Bangladesh's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and handed over a warm letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, congratulating him on his party's victory in the parliamentary elections and his appointment as Prime Minister.

The letter extended a personal invitation to Rahman, his wife Dr Zubaida, and daughter Zaima to visit India at a "mutually convenient time," stating: "A warm welcome awaits you in India."

Speaker Birla also spoke to Rahman over the phone, conveying PM Modi's congratulations on behalf of India.

Birla represented the Government of India at Rahman's oath-taking ceremony in Dhaka, as PM Modi was attending prior engagements in Mumbai with French Presi...