Sl. No.

Name of Documents

Description/Scope

Bangladeshi Signatory

Indian Signatory

A.  Inter-Governmental:

Protocol for Exchange of Instrument of Ratification for Land Boundary Agreement

1.

Land Boundary Agreement - Protocol for exchange of Instrument of Ratification regarding the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement, 1974 and Protocol of 2011 to the Land Boundary Agreement

The Agreement concerning the Demarcation of the Land Boundary between India and Bangladesh and Related Matters of 1974 and the 2011 Protocol to the 1974 Agreement come into effect with the exchange of Instrument of Ratification.

H.E. Mr. Md Shahidul Haque

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Government of Bangladesh

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India

2.

Exchange of Letters on Modalities for Implementation of India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement, 1974 and Protocol of 2011 to the Land Boundary Agreement

The letter specifies the modalities for implementation of Agreement concerning the Demarcation of the Land Boundary between India and Bangladesh and related matters of 1974 and Protocol of 2011.

H.E. Mr. Md Shahidul Haque

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Government of Bangladesh

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India

B.  Inter-Governmental: Agreements

3.

Agreement on Coastal Shipping between India and Bangladesh

Agreement seeks to promote two-way trade between India and Bangladesh through ports. Presently, shipping cargo plies between the countries through Colombo/Singapore/Klang ports. Coastal shipping will reduce shipping time and help in reducing congestion at the land ports.

H.E. Mr. Shafique Alam Mehdi

Secretary

Ministry of Shipping

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

4.

Bilateral Trade Agreement (Renewal)

Agreement was first signed in 1972.

Renewal of Agreement envisages promotion of trade through land, waterways, and railways between the two countries and provides for transit to the North-East India. It also facilitates access to Bangladesh cargo through India into Nepal and Bhutan. The Agreement has a validity of five years with provisions for auto renewal.

H.E. Mr. Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, NDC,

Senior Secretary

Ministry of Commerce

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

5.

Bilateral Cooperation Agreement between Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) on cooperation in the field of Standardization.

Agreement provides for phase wise process of conformity assessment and product certification involving inspections, testing of samples and acceptance of each other's inspection reports. The Agreement seeks to eliminate technical barriers to trade to facilitate and enhance reciprocal market access of products to each other's countries.

H.E. Mr. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, NDC,

Secretary

Ministry of Industries

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

6.

Agreement on Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati Bus Service and its Protocol

Agreement provides for operation of passenger buses between Dhaka and Guwahati with stops at Shillong and Sylhet. Will promote people to people contact. The Agreement provides for buses to run in this route six days a week.

H.E. Mr. M.A.N. Siddique Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

7.

Agreement on Kolkata-Dhaka- Agartala Bus Service and its Protocol

Agreement provides for operation of passenger buses directly between Agartala and Kolkata with one stoppage at Dhaka. Would reduce the travel distance between the two state capitals of West Bengal and Tripura. The Agreement provides for buses to run in this route six days a week.

H.E. Mr. M.A.N. Siddique Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

C.  Inter-Governmental: Protocol / Programme

8.

Protocol on Inland Waterways Transit and Trade (PIWTT)

(Renewal)

Protocol was first signed in 1972.

Protocol outlines mutually beneficial arrangements for use of waterways of both countries for commerce between them and for passage of goods between two places in one country and to third countries through the territory of the other under mutually agreed terms. Protocol has five years validity with automatic renewal.

H.E. Mr. Shafique Alam Mehdi

Secretary, Ministry of Shipping

H.E. Mr. Pankaj Saran

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

9.

Cultural Exchange Programme between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh for the year 2015-2017

Programme envisages detailed plan of action and cooperation in the field of Art and Culture, Mass Media and Youth Affairs and Sports for the period 2015-2017.

H.E. Aktari Mamtaz Secretary, Ministry of Cultural Affairs

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India

D.  Inter-Governmental: MoUs

10.

MoU between Government of India and Government of Bangladesh for extending a new Line of Credit (LoC) of US Dollar 2.0 billion

India extends a new LoC of US Dollar 2.0 billion to Bangladesh, with the same terms and conditions as agreed to in the existing Line of Credit of US Dollar 800 million extended by India to Bangladesh. Projects, which are critical for social and infrastructure development in Bangladesh, such as, in Power, Railways, Road Transportation, Information & Communication Technology, Shipping, Health, Technical Education sectors, will be considered for financing under the New Line of Credit of US$ 2 Billion. An indicative list of projects is appended to the MoU.

H.E. Mr. Mohammad Mejbahuddin

Senior Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India

11.

MoU between India and Bangladesh on Use of Chittagong and Mongla Ports for Movement of Goods to and from India

MoU provides that Bangladesh shall allow use of Chittagong and Mongla Ports for the movement of goods to and from India by using Chittagong/Mongla to Agartala, Chittagong/Mongla to Dawki, and Chittagong/Mongla to Sutarkandi routes. Movements of goods to and from Chittagong and Mongla Ports may be by waterways, rail, road or multimodal transport.

Mr. Shafiq Alam Mehedi,

Secretary

Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of Bangladesh

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India

12.

MoU between India and Bangladesh on Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean

Envisages cooperation on blue economy and maritime sphere for capacity building, training and joint research collaborations, and setting up of a Joint Working Group to further cooperation in this area.

H.E. Mr. Md Shahidul Haque

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Government of Bangladesh

H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs

Government of India