Ties now at a strategic level

India and Bangladesh on Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to expand cooperation in several new areas and inked 10 agreements, including to boost ties in the maritime sphere and blue economy, and bolstering cooperation in a range of critical areas such as digital domain, railways, space, green technology, health and medicine.

Both sides also firmed up a "futuristic vision" for bringing transformative cooperation between the two "trusted" neighbours in a raft of new areas.

A major focus of the talks between the two prime ministers was to explore ways to shore up India-Bangladesh cooperation in digital and energy connectivity even as both sides resolved to work towards peaceful management of borders between the two countries.

In his remarks to the media, Modi, describing people-to-people contacts as the foundation of ties between the two nations, said India will launch an e-medical visa facility for people from Bangladesh coming to India for medical treatment.

India will open an assistant high commission in Rangpur.