Bangladesh and India on Saturday signed 10 memorandum of understanding (MoUs) including the renewal of three previous deals following the meeting of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Both leaders witnessed the signing of the deals as they sought to consolidate the ever-growing relationship further.
“A relationship serving as a role model for neighbourhood partnership! PM
India to send technical team for Teesta management project soonNarendra Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh held talks to further deepen historic ties between the two countries,” the spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
The two-day visit is the first by any head of the government to India after Modi took oath for the third term on June 9.
The talks covered a range of areas of bilateral cooperation including development partnership, energy, water resources, trade, and defence cooperation.
They also endorsed a vision statement for the future of the two neighbours.
PM Hasina, Modi endorse rare vision statement for Bangladesh, IndiaSeven new MoUs
The seven new MoUs include MoU on the Field of Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and India Ocean Region; MoU between Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India for Joint Research on Oceanography of the Indian Ocean and Capacity Building; MoU on Rail Connectivity; and two separate shared vision of India Bangladesh Digital Partnership and shared vision of India Bangladesh Green Partnership for a Sustainable Future.
Besides, MoU between Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACE) and Department of Space, Government of the Republic of India and Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Government of Bangladesh was also signed for Collaboration on a Joint Small Satellite Project.
India to start e-medical visa facility for BangladeshisA MoU between DSSC, Wellington and DSCSC Mirpur for cooperation concerning military education in the field of strategic and operational studies was also signed.
Three MoUs related to cooperation in the field of fisheries, disaster management; and health and medicine were also renewed.
