The understanding was reached at a meeting between visiting Bangladesh State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin and his Indian counterpart Praful Patel here yesterday afternoon.

During the half-an-hour meeting, the two ministers discussed the necessary amendment in the bilateral air services agreement to keep pace with the trends in the global civil aviation sector, sources said.

The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of Indian private Air Sahara and Jet Airways' intention to fly to Dhaka as part of the two airlines' foray into Saarc countries. The two carriers are already operating flights to Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Ahead of the meeting between the two ministers, Air Sahara CEO Rono Datta and Jet Airways Vice-president Ragini Chopra separately met Mir Nasiruddin and expressed their desire to operate flights to Dhaka.

Describing the talks between the civil aviation ministers as "good and extremely cordial," Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Hemayetuddin told PTI that they exchanged views on further developing bilateral relations in civil aviation and tourism sectors.

Recently, Indian Airlines increased its number of flights between Dhaka and Kolkata and Bangladesh's private carrier GMG Airlines is set to operate flights between Chittagong and Kolkata from September 8.

Mir Nasiruddin, who arrived here on Monday on four-day visit to India, is likely to meet Tourism Minister Renuka Choudhury and attend a seminar on eco-tourism.