Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is due to meet her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in key talks on her first official visit to India. The two neighbours are expected to sign agreements on tackling cross-border crime and combating terrorism, among other things.
India has pledged continued economic assistance to Bangladesh.
Ties between the two have improved after Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government came to power last year.
Ahead of the meeting between the two prime ministers, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that India was looking into “entire range of developmental issues of direct interest to Bangladesh”.
This included economic assistance in developing railway infrastructure, transportation and investment and trade, she said.
“We seek to revive those physical and emotional links which remain disrupted since Independence. We also seek their understanding and cooperation on our security and connectivity needs,” she said.
Correspondents say the two countries are likely to sign nearly half a dozen agreements during Sheikh Hasina’s visit.
They include an agreement on “mutual legal assistance in criminal matters”, combating international terrorism and cracking down on organised crime and drug trafficking.
Agreements on closer economic ties, including sharing electricity and close cultural ties are also expected to be signed.
Bangladesh’s Awami League-led government has cracked down recently on Indian separatist rebels and handed over several top leaders to India.
That includes at least four top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), among them the group’s chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa.
Nearly 200 fighters belonging to rebel groups in Assam and Tripura have fled the crackdown in Bangladesh and some have already surrendered.