PM Hasina’s security advisor calls on Modi, praises him for strengthening Bangladesh-India friendship
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s security advisor Major General (Retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for strengthening the Bangladesh-India friendship and standing firmly with Bangladesh in times of crisis, including the Covid-19 pandemic.
PM Modi fondly recalled his visit to Bangladesh in March 2021 and conveyed his best wishes to prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Moreover, Narendra Modi commended the leadership of the Bangladeshi PM in ensuring the all-round development of Bangladesh and expressed his commitment to work with her to further strengthen Bangladesh-India ties.
Bangladesh and India on Friday held commerce secretary-level talks in New Delhi on a variety of issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed in a press release.
The Indian delegation was led by commerce secretary Shri BVR Subrahmanyam, while the visiting Bangladeshi delegation was led by senior secretary, Ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh.
Both sides held extensive discussions on a variety of issues, including the development of railway infrastructure, port infrastructure, Joint Study on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), border Haats, regional connectivity through multi-modal transportation, harmonisation of standards and mutual recognition agreement, the press release said.
The two delegations also discussed the progress of the bilateral ties between the two countries in recent years with an emphasis on the development of Railway infrastructure and accompanying logistical facilities to increase commerce between the two countries.
Notably, Bangladesh is the 6th largest trade partner of India.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the 14th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade, at the level of Joint/Additional Secretaries of India and Bangladesh had taken place to discuss issues of mutual interest.
It was also agreed that the next meetings of the JWG and commerce secretaries will be held in Bangladesh, at mutually convenient dates.