New Delhi, India (BBN)-India and Bangladesh held talks to enhance bilateral cooperation in science and technology, including atomic energy, oceanography and earth sciences sector on Tuesday.
Detailed discussions were held when the visiting Bangladesh delegation led by its Minister for Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman met his Indian counterpart Harsh Vardhan, reports The Economic Times.
Vardhan told the delegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given instructions to extend every kind of help as asked by Bangladesh.
He said that both the countries should identify various areas for cooperation in the field of oceanography, earth sciences, water treatment for arsenic or in any other field for the benefit of people of that country.
Osman said Prime Ministers of both the countries are very keen on putting science and technology to use for the benefit of the people and the cooperation in this field should further strengthen the bilateral bonds.
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