India and Bangladesh on Friday sealed an agreement that will allow bilateral coordination between the anti-corruption authorities. The agreement between the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Anti Corruption Commission of Bangladesh was signed during the 5th Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting that took place here on Friday. The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her visiting Bangladesh counterpart Dr. A.K. Apart from the anti-corruption agreement, both sides also sealed an agreement on training of mid-career civil servants from Bangladesh, and an MoU on cooperation in the field of new age and traditional medicines. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister also extended Dhaka’s appreciation on the assistance India extended in dealing with the Rohingya refugee crisis in Chittagong.

Source: The Hindu February 08, 2019 18:56 UTC