Dhaka: India and Bangladesh inked 22 agreements including a historic one to settle the long standing border dispute and a bilateral trade document after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday.
While addressing a joint press conference, Modi announced a fresh $2 billion line of credit for Bangladesh and promised quick implementation of the earlier line of credit of $800 million and the full disbursement of $200 million.
Modi, on his maiden visit to Bangladesh also expressed confidence to have a "fair solution" to the Teesta and Feni river water sharing issues with Bangladesh "with the support of state governments in India".
Here is the list of agreements signed during Modi's official visit to Bangladesh:
1. Exchange of instruments of Ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 protocol
2. Exchange of letters on Modalities for implementation of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 protocol
3. Bilateral Trade Agreement(renewal)
4. Agreement on Coastal Shipping between India and Bangladesh
5. Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade(renewal)
6. Bilateral Cooperation Agreement between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on cooperation in the field of standardisation.
7. Agreement on Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus service and its protocol
8. Agreement on Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service and its protocol
9. Memorandum of Understanding between Coast Guards
10. Memorandum of Understanding on prevention of human-trafficking
11. Memorandum of Understanding on prevention of smuggling and circulation fake currency notes
12. Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bangladesh and for Extending a New Line of Credit(LoC) of $2 million by government of India to government of Bangladesh.
13. Memorandum of Understanding on Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean
14. Memorandum of Understanding on Use of Chittagong and Mongla Ports
15. Memorandum of Understanding for a Project under IECC (India Endowment for Climate Chnage) of SAARC
16. Memorandum of Understanding on Indian Economic Zone
17. Cultural Exchange Programmes for the years 2015-17
18. Statement of Intent on Bangladesh-India Education Cooperation (adoption)
19. Agreement between Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) and Bharat Sanchar Nagar Limited for leasing of international bandwidth for internet at Akhaura
20. Memorandum of Understanding between University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India for Joint Research on Oceanography of the Bay of Bengal
21. Memorandum of Understanding between University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and University of Jamia Milia Islamia, India
22. Handing over of consent letter by Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Bangladesh to Life Insurance Cooperation (LIC), India to start operations in Bangladesh
Comments
0 comment