Published on 12:00 AM, June 07, 2015

22 DEALS signed, renewed

* Exchange of instruments of ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and its  2011 protocol 

* Exchange of letters on modalities for implementation of the LBA and its protocol

* MoU for extending a New Line of Credit of $2 billion by India to Bangladesh

* MoU on use of Chittagong and Mongla ports 

* MoU on prevention of human trafficking 

* Agreement on coastal shipping between Bangladesh and India 

* Bilateral trade agreement (renewal) 

* Protocol on inland water transit and trade (renewal) 

* Agreement between Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on cooperation in the field of standardisation

* Agreement on Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus service and its protocol 

* Agreement on Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service and its protocol 

* MoU between Bangladesh-India coast guards for maritime security  

* MoU on prevention of smuggling and circulation of fake currency notes 

* MoU on blue economy and maritim  cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean 

* MoU for a project under IECC (India Endowment for Climate Change) of Saarc 

* MoU on an exclusive Indian Economic Zone to promote Indian investment in Bangladesh

* Cultural exchange programme for the years 2015-17 

* Statement of intent on Bangladesh-India education cooperation (adoption) 

* Agreement between Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited  (BSCCL)and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for leasing of international bandwidth for internet 

* MoU between Dhaka University and India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for joint research on oceanography of the Bay of Bengal  

* MoU between Rajshahi University and India’s Jamia Milia Islamia University for educational cooperation 

* Handing over of consent letter by Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Bangladesh, to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India,  to start operations in Bangladesh