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Mujib hugs Bhutto

2024-06-28
DACCA: Dacca opened its heart today [June 27] when Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto arrived here on a historic three-day official visit. ... Emotional scenes were witnessed as the Prime Minister and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman drove through crowds milling the streets. ... After the engines of Mr Bhutto`s plane were switched off, Chief of Protocol of the Bangladesh Government ... came in to escort the Pakistani leader. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, clad in kurta, pyjama and bandi, walked towards the gangway. ...

Sheikh Mujib was the first to greet Mr Bhutto with a warm embrace. The Sheikh had brought a garland of red and white roses, and he garlanded his guest with a broad smile as a 19-gun salute boomed. ... Tens of thousands of ... Bangladeshis gave an excited welcome to the Pakistani leader.

Crowds shouted `Pakistan Zindabad. ...

[The] Bangladesh Press ... gave prominent display to news of Premier Bhutto`s visit... .

The `Bangladesh Times` ... published its lead story under the caption `warm welcome awaits Bhutto today`. In a separate ... story, the paper said that Dacca would make `all efforts` to reach `broad understanding over outstanding problems.` News agencies