India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh takes charge

India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla today arrived here and pledged to quickly implement major decisions taken by the leaderships of the two countries.
Shringla, a 1984-batch IFS officer, prior to his new appointment served as India's ambassador to Thailand. He succeeds Pankaj Saran who left last year to be India's' new envoy in Moscow.
"My mandate is to deepen and strengthen Dhaka-Delhi ties for the greater interest of the people of two countries," Shringla said on his arrival at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport this afternoon.
He said leaders of both the countries have already taken many "very intensive and flourishing decisions" that need to be implemented quickly.

In the course of his diplomatic career spanning 32 years, Shringla held various positions in New Delhi and in Indian missions in Paris, Hanoi and Tel Aviv, according to an Indian High Commission statement.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in June last year, India and Bangladesh signed a number of agreements to spur economic engagement and enhance connectivity so that India's northeast could be connected to Southeast Asia. As per an MoU on the economic zone, Bangladesh will offer Special Economic Zones to Indian companies.