By: LakshmiPS
Broadbasing their ties, Bangladesh and India on Saturday inked seven pacts and launched three projects after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held wide-ranging talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
One of the projects included import of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) from Bangladesh for distribution in the North-Eastern states.
The pacts signed after Modi-Hasina talks provided for deeper cooperation between the two countries in areas of water resources, youth affairs, culture, education and coastal surveillance.
In a brief media statement, Modi said India accords priority to its ties with Bangladesh and increasing cooperation between the two neighbouring countries should be model for the entire world.
“I am happy that today’s talks will further energise our bilateral ties,” he said in presence of Hasina.
Modi said in the last one year, the two sides launched a total of 12 projects, including three inaugurated on Saturday, which reflected the intensity in ties between the two sides.
In her remarks, Hasina said ties between the two countries have been on an upswing in the last few years including in areas of maritime security, civil nuclear energy and trade.
The Bangladeshi prime minister arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit on Thursday. This is her first visit to India since parliamentary elections were held in Bangladesh and India.
(PTI)
