India, Bangladesh cooperation can help overcome economic effects of COVID-19, says MoS V. Muraleedharan
International
- Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has said that cooperation between India and Bangladesh can help overcome the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Speaking at a Digital Conference on the topic 'Doing business with Bangladesh' organised by CII, he said that since 2014 the bilateral relation with Bangladesh has seen major developments like the ratification of land boundary agreement, settlement of maritime boundary and other agreements on connectivity.
- India has also implemented the agreement to supply 1076 MW of power to Bangladesh and issued 7.4 million visas to Bangladesh nationals.
Source: AIR
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Bangladesh
- Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways.
- Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains, and travel by boat is common.
- On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, an enormous mangrove forest shared with Eastern India, is home to the royal Bengal tiger.
- Capital: Dhaka
- Currency: Bangladeshi taka
- Population: 16.14 crores (2018) World Bank
- Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
Ministry of External Affairs
- The Ministry of External Affairs of India, also known as the Foreign Ministry, is the government agency responsible for the conduct of foreign relations of India.
- The Ministry comes under the Government of India and is responsible for India's representation in the United Nations.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founded: 2 September 1946
- Employees: 11,403 (2018 est.)
- Officeholders: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Minister)