She was there in February when she met then external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who has since moved to the finance ministry.

On trade, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) news agency said: 'If India removes the barriers, Bangladesh could step up its export to the landlocked seven northeastern states and close the trade imbalance.'

India is seeking more land-route connectivity through Bangladesh to boost trade in its seven northeastern states. But the BNP-led opposition calls any move to provide India access as 'a sell out'.

On the issue of sharing of waters of the common rivers, there has not been any progress in distribution of waters of the seven rivers, including the Teesta. The matter is now whirling in different technical committees.

The land border keeps simmering with India's Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly 'shooting down' several Bangladeshi nationals, amid protests by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).

Dhaka calls them 'killing' while Delhi defends it saying they are smugglers and criminals, often armed, who travel during the dark and its personnel fire in self-defence.

On security, both Bangladesh and India agree to cooperate with each other through exchange of information to combat terrorism. Dhaka has repeatedly assured Delhi of not allowing any insurgent or terrorist group to use its territory.