By IANS
Agartala : India and Bangladesh have made significant strides in improving bilateral security concerns and boosting economic cooperation between the two neighbours.
"The caretaker government in Bangladesh has taken a series of positive measures to further improve Indo-Bangladesh relations both in terms of security and economic matters," Pinak Ranjan Chakraborty, India's high commissioner in Dhaka, told journalists here.
The Indian envoy added that Dhaka was taking some positive steps against terrorism.
"There has been some progress in tackling militants from India's northeast currently based in Bangladesh," Chakraborty said.
Both New Delhi and Dhaka were also working towards resuming passenger train services between the two countries.
"India and Bangladesh renewed the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade last week in New Delhi. The pact would remain in force till March 2009," he said.
The agreement, aimed at boosting inland water trade between the two countries, allows vessels from both sides to ply between Kolkata-Pandu, Kolkata-Karimganj, Rajshahi-Dhulian and Karimganj-Pandu.
The envoy held a series of meetings Monday with Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar, chief secretary Sashi Prakash and other officials and discussed various security and economic matters, including border trade.