India- Bangladesh sign 5 MoUs

Five MoUs were signed between India and Bangladesh in various fields like disaster management, ICT equipment, and sports in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.India-Bangladesh Friendship stamps were also released to commemorate the of 50th anniversary of establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations.Gifting of 109 ambulances from India to bolster health capacity of Bangladesh was also announced.

Wrapping up the visit, the delegation level talks were held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday.Both the leaders discussed the progress achieved in areas of health, trade, connectivity, energy, developmental cooperation and many more. They discussed bilateral issues covering areas of commerce and trade, water resources, security and defence, power and energy among others. Spokesperson of the MEA tweeted that the meeting between the Prime Ministers reiterates the highest priority India attaches to Bangladesh. He also reiterated India's "sincere and continued efforts" to conclude the Teesta water-sharing agreement in consultation with relevant stakeholders."The two leaders directed their respective Ministries of Water Resources to work towards an early conclusion of the Framework of Interim Agreement on sharing of waters of six common rivers, namely, Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar," the joint statement said. 

Had a productive meeting with PM Sheikh Hasina. We reviewed the full range of India-Bangladesh relations and discussed ways to deepen economic and cultural linkages in the times to come. pic.twitter.com/pdRvJ7x3ho

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2021