Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday, a day after she attended the latter's swearing-in ceremony. Photo: Indian High Commission

In a quick response to the Bangladesh premier's call for speedy resolution of all pending issues between the two countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that his government will actively consider Teesta water sharing and land boundary issues.
Modi gave the assurance when Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury called on him at Hyderabad House in New Delhi yesterday.
"Mr Modi said since India values its friendship with Bangladesh, we will give active consideration to Teesta and Land Boundary Agreement", she told the media after the half-an-hour meeting.
This was the first top-level contact between the two nations since the change of government in India.
The Speaker represented Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Monday.
Asked about the possibility of Modi travelling to Bangladesh, she said, "He is very keen to visit Bangladesh at the earliest, and he is looking forward to it".
At a separate media briefing in New Delhi, Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said Modi requested the Bangladesh Speaker to convey his warm greetings and best wishes to Hasina, and said he looked forward to receiving her in India at an early date.
Sujatha said Modi appreciated the cooperation extended by Bangladesh to work together with India in all areas of mutual interests, including security, power, border management, and rail and road transport.
Shirin, who is expected to return to Dhaka today, also called on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday evening, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
The Speaker told journalists that she handed Modi a letter from Hasina, who felicitated him on his swearing-in as Indian PM, and renewed her invitation to him to visit Bangladesh.
This was Hasina's second letter to Modi within 10 days. She had also phoned him after the Indian election.

In the letter dated May 26, Hasina made an apparent reference to Teesta water-sharing deal and the LBA, and called for a “speedy final resolution” of all pending issues between the two countries.
The Daily Star has obtained a copy of the letter.
Hasina wrote, “I do believe that under your dynamic leadership we shall be able to resolve amicably, at the earliest, the pending issues that have remained in suspended animation for the last several years.
"It is my conviction that their speedy final resolution will pave the way for focusing on how best we can further deepen and broaden our existing cooperative ventures", Hasina said without specifying any pending issues.
The Bangladesh PM said she was "committed to working in close partnership" with Modi and his government "for the utmost benefit of our two peoples".
Asked about the Teesta and land boundary issues, the Speaker said, "I am sure there will be a change because the present government has come to power with landslide victory in elections whereas the previous government was hamstrung by coalition compulsions".
A deal on Teesta water sharing has remained stalled ever since West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed it shortly before former Indian PM Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in September, 2011.
Despite the signing of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and necessary protocol, the Manmohan-led government failed to have the LBA ratified in the Indian parliament due to opposition from the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad and Trinamool Congress.
An amendment to the Indian constitution is required to implement the LBA as it involves exchange of adversely possessed lands and 161 adversely-held enclaves, and the issue of 6.5 kilometre undemarcated boundary between the two countries.        
Asked about apprehensions in Bangladesh about a Modi-led BJP government in India, she said, "We did not go to today's meeting with any preconceived notion … we went with an open mind".
Describing her meeting with Modi as "very fruitful", she said, "It went off very well."
They discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in security, connectivity, economic development, and power and energy sectors, said Shirin.
The Speaker said she pointed out to Modi that Bangladesh-India relations saw an unprecedented upswing in the last five years, and if this continues, the ties can grow from strength to strength.    
In reply to a question, Shirin said Modi didn't raise at the meeting the issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh, which he had repeatedly raised during his election campaign.
India's new External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran were also present at the meeting.