Dhaka:Bangladesh and India signed, exchanged and adopted 22 treaties on Saturday, the first day of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit in Dhaka.  

Bangladeshi and Indian ministers and officials signed the treaties on behalf of their states.

Indian external affairs ministry on Saturday published a document on its website in this regard. The document, however, do not give details on the treaties. It is basically a list of the treaties signed by the two countries.

The list is here:

1. Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 Protocol
2. Exchange of Letters on Modalities from implementation of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 Protocol
3. Bilateral Trade Agreement (renewal)
4. Agreement on Coastal Shipping between Bangladesh and India
5. Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (renewal)
6. Bilateral Cooperation Agreement Between Bangladesh Standards and testing Institution (BSTI) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Cooperation in the field of Standardization
7. Agreement on Dhaka -Shillong-Guwahati Bus Service and its Protocol
8. Agreement on Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala Bus Service and its Protocol
9. Memorandum of Understanding between Coastal Guards
10. Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Human Trafficking
11. Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Smuggling and Circulation Fake Currency Notes
12. Memorandum of Understanding between Bangladesh and India and for Extending a New Line of Credit (LoC) of US$ 2 billion by Government of India to Government of Bangladesh
13. Memorandum of Understanding on Blue Economy and Maritime Corporation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
14. Memorandum of Understanding on use of Chittagong and Mongla ports
15. Memorandum of Understanding for a project under IECC (India Endowment for Climate change) of SAARC
16. Memorandum of Understanding on Indian Economic Zone
17. Cultural Exchange Programme for the years 2015-17
18. Statement of Intent on Bangladesh-India Education Cooperation (adoption)
19. Agreement Between Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for leasing of international bandwidth for internet at Akhaura.
20. Memorandum of Understanding between University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India for Joint Research on Oceanography of the Bay of Bengal
21. Memorandum of Understanding between University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and University of Jamia Milia Islamia, India
22. Handing over of Consent Letter by Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Bangladesh to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India to start Operations in Bangladesh.