Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- India's Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent New Delhi at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh's newly elected government in Dhaka on Tuesday, India's Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said Birla would attend the inauguration of the government led by Tarique Rahman, chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), following the party's landslide victory in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections.

"The Hon'ble Speaker's participation at this important event underscores the deep and enduring friendship between the peoples of India and Bangladesh, reaffirming India's steadfast commitment to the democratic values that bind our two nations," the statement said.

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