India - Bangladesh Relations Documents
India and Bangladesh enjoy extensive and wide-ranging relations covering a number of areas of mutual interest. The peoples of the two countries have enjoyed
traditionally close geographical, historical, cultural and ethnic ties, which is growing from strength to strength. India follows a policy of expanding and
deepening its friendly ties with Bangladesh on the basis of respect for each other's sovereignty and mutual benefit.
Regular exchanging of high level visits take place between the two countries, which underscores the importance attached by the leadership of the
two countries to maintaining ties and to promote mutual understanding and goodwill between the two countries.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina paid a landmark visit to India from January 10-13, 2010. A Joint Communiqué issued during the visit laid out
the comprehensive framework of cooperation for development between the two countries as agreed to between the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.
In this section some of the important documents, agreements, MOUs, joint statements between India and Bangladesh, since the establishment of bilateral
relations on 6 December, 1971, have been compiled in one place.
- Letter of the Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed conveying India's recognition of Bangladesh , December 6, 1971
- Instrument of Surrender of Pakistan Army to the Joint Command of the Indian and Bangladesh Forces , December 16, 1971
- Statute of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission , November 24, 1972
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh concerning the demarcation of the land boundary between India and Bangladesh and related matters , May 16, 1974
- Treaty between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka , 12 December, 1996
- Terms of Lease in perpetuity of Tin Bigha - Area , October 7, 1982
- Letter of Foreign Secretary of India Implementing Tin Bigha Lease , 26 March, 1992
- Tin Bigha - A Proper Perspective
- Joint Communiqué – January 12, 2010
Agreements/MOUs signed during Prime Minister’s Visit - September 2011
- Framework Agreement on Cooperation for Development
- Protocol to the Agreement concerning the demarcation of the Land Boundary between India and Bangladesh and related matters
- Addendum to the MOU between India and Bangladesh to facilitate Overland Transit Traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal
- Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Renewable Energy
- Memorandum of Understanding on Conservation of the Sunderban
- Protocol on Conservation of the Royal Bengal Tiger of the Sunderban
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Fisheries
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Doordarshan and Bangladesh Television
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Jawaharlal Nehru University and Dhaka University
- Agreement of Cooperation between National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFT), India and BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT), Bangladesh
Agreements/MOUs signed during External Affairs Minister's Shri Salman Khurshid Visit - February 2013
- Exchange of Strip Maps between India and Bangladesh
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH RAIL LINK BETWEEN AGARTALA (INDIA) AND AKHAURA (BANGLADESH)
- Handing over of Articulated Buses to Bangladesh.pdf
- Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for the Establishment of the India-Bangladesh Foundation
- Joint Statement on the Second meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission between Bangladesh and India
- Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of India
- MoU on AKHAURA-AGARTALA RAIL LINK (One page note)
- Protocol Amending the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
- Sidr Cyclone Shelters and Solar Lamps.pdf






