Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed a total of 10 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during her two-day state visit to India, focusing on mutual benefits for both countries.

The MoUs are 1. Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Digital Partnership, 2, Shared Vision for India-Bangladesh Green Partnership, 3, Maritime Cooperation and Blue Economy, 4, In-Space and Bangladesh’s Ministry of ICT and Telecom, 5, Railway connectivity, 6, Cooperation in Oceanography between Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) and India’s National Institute of Oceanographic Institute (NIO) under CSIR, 7, Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur for cooperation concerning Military education in the field of strategic and operational studies, 8, Cooperation in Health and Medicine, 9, NDMA and Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief for cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation and 10, MoU for cooperations in Fisheries

Besides, during the visit, both sides announced a 13-point announcement aimed at enhancing facilities for the people of the two countries, covering areas such as trade, communications, medical treatment, and others.

The announcements area:  

(i) e- visa for Medical Patients from Bangladesh

(ii) New Assistant High Commission of India in Rangpur in Bangladesh

(iii) New train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata

(iv) New bus service between Chittagong and Kolkata

(v) Commencement of goods train services between Gede-Darsana and Haldibari-Chilahati up to Dalgaon

(vi) Construction of Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Sirajganj under grant assistance

(vii) Commencement of export of 40 MW of power from Nepal to Bangladesh through Indian grid

(viii) Joint Technical Committee for discussions on the renewal of the Ganga Water Treaty

(ix) Visit of technical delegation to Bangladesh for a project on conservation and management of Teesta River inside Bangladesh

(x) 350 training slots for Bangladeshi police officers

(xi) Muktijoddha Scheme for medical patients with an upper ceiling of 8 lakh per patient

(xii) Bangladesh joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative

(xiii) Commercial agreement between NPCI and Bangladesh Bank for the launch of UPI

BDST: 1748 HRS, JUNE 22, 2024
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