India, Bangladesh sign two accords
The agreements were signed following talks between Manmohan and Khaleda.
India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed two agreements on bilateral trade and mutual cooperation in combating cross-border smuggling of narcotics.
The agreements were signed at Hyderabad House following talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Bangladesh counterpart Khaleda Zia.
The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral and global issues including border security, illegal migration, terrorism and trade deficit.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and Bangladesh Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan signed the agreement for mutual cooperation to prevent illicit trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances.
Nath and Bangladesh Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman inked the revised trade accord.
Earlier in the day, Zia, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day visit, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"A strong and prosperous Bangladesh is in the interests of India, South Asia and the Asian region as a whole," Manmohan Singh told reporters at the presidential palace.