Cabinet nod to pacts with Bangladesh; one on passenger cruise

Ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi beginning Friday, the Union Cabinet tonight approved an array of agreements with Dhaka, including the one on passenger cruise services.
The other agreements cleared include the one on co-production of films and documentaries, and cooperation in the field of judicial sector.
An official statement said the MoU on passenger cruise services on the coastal and protocol routes between India and Bangladesh will enable starting regular movement of passengers and tourists in water crafts between the two countries.
"The operationalisation of this MoU will promote people-to-people contact and cooperation between the two countries in respect of economic, social and cultural advancement," it said.

Another agreement cleared is for fairway development of Ashuganj-Zakiganj stretch of Kushiyara river and Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch of Jamuna river in the Indo-Bangladesh protocol route by undertaking necessary dredging by the two neighbours.
Once signed, the MoU on judicial sector will see development of mutual cooperation between the judiciaries of the two countries.
The MoU provides for promoting mutual interaction among judges and officials at various levels of the judiciary through exchange visits, training and academic programmes.
Another agreement approved will help enhance exchange of personnel in the field of mass media and public relations. It will also facilitate accredited mass media representatives to set up offices in the creation of conditions necessary for performance of professional duties on the basis of reciprocity.