Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrives today on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to join the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will receive Ansari and his spouse Salma Ansari at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at noon, foreign ministry sources said.

After a warm welcome at the airport, the Indian vice president will straight drive to Hotel Sonargaon through a ceremonial motorcade where he will be staying during his visit.

A 59-member high-powered delegation, including Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur, three parliament members and a 19-member media team, will accompany Ansari, a scholar on literature, during his tour, the sources said.

During his stay, he will join Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in inaugurating the main function of the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on May 6.

Sheikh Hasina and Dipu Moni are scheduled to call on the Indian vice president, while he will meet President Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban.

The Indian vice president will leave Dhaka for home on Friday afternoon.