The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.

During her recent visit to India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At this meeting, a number of agreements were signed, several of which concern shared rivers.

India and Bangladesh yesterday signed three agreements for allowing New Delhi to use Mongla and Chattogram ports as transit points to access India's northeastern states for trade.

Bangladesh and India have signed a framework agreement for utilisation of $500 million line of credit extended by New Delhi last year and two other memorandums of understanding for collaboration between the naval forces of the two countries.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media about the outcome of her four-day India visit tomorrow.