New Delhi: Indian Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal said here on Thursday that India can support Bangladesh in a ‘very big way’ in power and energy sector benefitting its people.

"India is absolutely ready to assist Bangladesh [in power sector]," he told a visiting Bangladesh media delegation at his office hours before the arrival of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on an important four-day visit.

Terming renewable energy as a great tool of energy security, the state minister said renewable energy cooperation between the two countries can bring a huge benefit for both. "We’ll be delighted to share our expertise."

Goyal said the renewable energy generation can add values to Bangladesh's energy security in a big way.

He said they have improved rural electrification system applying all modern technologies. "We’re looking for a significant improvement. My approach is put everything on public domain to ensure transparency."

Goyal said Bangladesh and India can work as a family and partners so that people can benefit.

He said the level of cooperation between Bangladesh and India is very strong today which has never been so strong in the past except during 1971.

Describing India's engagement with Bangladesh as very significant, Goyal said: "We want to work together in the coming days and we’ve to learn from each other."

He praised Bangladesh's success stories in the RMG sector which India always sees with due importance for their further improvement in the sector.

Goyal said both Bangladesh and India can work together for the peace and stability of the region and tap the huge potential through joint efforts.

On Prime Minister's visit, he said they are eagerly waiting to welcome her and see the ties between the two countries get stronger.

During the visit, the two countries expect to sign over 30 agreements and memorandum of understanding in various areas, including cyber security, technology, nuclear power, science, and defence.

The Prime Minister along with her entourage is scheduled to leave Dhaka by a Biman VVIP flight on Friday morning.

Indian Minister of State, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo and Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali will receive her at Air Force Station, Palam, New Delhi.

She will be staying at Rastrapati Bhaban as a guest of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.

The Prime Minister, according to Foreign Ministry here, will hold official talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on April 8.

This visit comes seven years after Sheikh Hasina’s previous visit to India in January 2010 and almost two years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Bangladesh in June 2015.

The two countries, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, had indicated a desire to make the relations multidimensional through unveiling a joint declaration ‘Notun Projonmo - Nayi Disha’.