Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that they will start “e-medical visa facility” for people coming from Bangladesh to India for medical treatment.
“We have taken the initiative to open a new Assistant High Commission in Rangpur for the convenience of the people of the North West region of Bangladesh,” he said in a joint statement with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Delhi on Saturday.
He also wished both teams all the best for the Cricket World Cup match this evening.
“Bangladesh is India's largest development partner and we give utmost priority to our relations with Bangladesh," he said.
"Bangladesh is situated at the confluence of our Neighbourhood First Policy, Act East Policy, Vision Sagar and Indo-Pacific Vision. In the last one year, we have together completed many important projects of public welfare...Trade in Indian Rupees has started between the two countries,” Modi said.
“The world's longest river cruise on the Ganges River between India and Bangladesh has been successfully completed. The first cross-border friendship pipeline between India and Bangladesh has been completed. The export of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid has become the first example of sub-regional cooperation in the energy sector. Implementing such a big initiative in so many areas in just one year reflects the speed and scale of our relations," he said.