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| India and Bangladesh talks due | |
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| Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is due to meet her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh for talks on her first official visit to India. | |
| The two neighbours are expected to sign agreements on tackling cross-border crime and combating terrorism, among other things. | The two neighbours are expected to sign agreements on tackling cross-border crime and combating terrorism, among other things. |
| India has pledged continued economic assistance to Bangladesh. | India has pledged continued economic assistance to Bangladesh. |
| Ties between the two have improved after Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government came to power last year. | |
| Ahead of the meeting between the two prime ministers, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that India was looking into "entire range of developmental issues of direct interest to Bangladesh". | Ahead of the meeting between the two prime ministers, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that India was looking into "entire range of developmental issues of direct interest to Bangladesh". |
| This included economic assistance in developing railway infrastructure, transportation and investment and trade, she said. | This included economic assistance in developing railway infrastructure, transportation and investment and trade, she said. |
| "We seek to revive those physical and emotional links which remain disrupted since Independence. We also seek their understanding and cooperation on our security and connectivity needs," she said. | "We seek to revive those physical and emotional links which remain disrupted since Independence. We also seek their understanding and cooperation on our security and connectivity needs," she said. |
| Correspondents say the two countries are likely to sign nearly half a dozen agreements during Sheikh Hasina's visit. | Correspondents say the two countries are likely to sign nearly half a dozen agreements during Sheikh Hasina's visit. |
| They include an agreement on "mutual legal assistance in criminal matters", combating international terrorism and cracking down on organised crime and drug trafficking. | They include an agreement on "mutual legal assistance in criminal matters", combating international terrorism and cracking down on organised crime and drug trafficking. |
| Agreements on closer economic ties, including sharing electricity and close cultural ties are also expected to be signed. | Agreements on closer economic ties, including sharing electricity and close cultural ties are also expected to be signed. |
| Bangladesh's Awami League-led government has cracked down recently on Indian separatist rebels and handed over several top leaders to India. | Bangladesh's Awami League-led government has cracked down recently on Indian separatist rebels and handed over several top leaders to India. |
| That includes at least four top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), among them the group's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. | That includes at least four top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), among them the group's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. |
| Nearly 200 fighters belonging to rebel groups in Assam and Tripura have fled the crackdown in Bangladesh and some have already surrendered. | Nearly 200 fighters belonging to rebel groups in Assam and Tripura have fled the crackdown in Bangladesh and some have already surrendered. |