India-Bangladesh Virtual Summit

India and Bangladesh have agreed to further enhance their cooperation in the field of multilateral projects and institutions after the summit level virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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The two sides jointly inaugurated the Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition.

The two sides jointly inaugurated a railway link between Haldibari in India and Chilahati in Bangladesh during the summit. Haldibari – Chilahati route will be beneficial for transit into Bangladesh from Assam and West Bengal.

Both sides also agreed to hold an early meeting of the Joint Boundary Conference to prepare a new set of strip maps along the stretch of Icchamati, Kalindi, Raimongol and the Hariabhanga Rivers.

Bangladesh requested India to name the historic road from Mujib Nagar to Nodia on Bangladesh-India border as “Shadhinota Shorok” commemorating the historic significance of the road during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

The following bilateral development partnership projects were also inaugurated:

• Beautification and city development project in Rajshahi City;
• Construction of Khalishpur Collegiate Girl’s School in Khulna.

List of MoUs/Agreements signed during the Summit:

1. Framework of Understanding on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector
2. MoU regarding Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of High Impact Community Development Projects through Local Bodies and other Public Sector Institutions
3. Protocol on Transboundary Elephant Conservation
4. MoU for Supply of Equipment & Improvement of Garbage/Solid Waste Disposal Ground at Lamchori Area for Barishal City Corporation
5. MoU on Cooperation in the field of Agriculture
6. MoU between Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh and the National Museum, New Delhi, India
7. Terms of Reference of India-Bangladesh CEO’s Forum.