Our two nations have a settled boundary: PM Narendra Modi in Bangladesh

[Read: Silencing of liberal voices may figure in discussions]

Here are the highlights:

6:45 pm: PM Modi: Our rivers should nurture our relationship, not become a source of discord. Water sharing is, above all, a human issue.

6:30 pm:

Connectivity will increase. We will provide LOC worth $2 billion to Bangladesh. PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Fhd26Bz22b

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

6:25 pm: People in India admire your nation’s progress despite challenges. We want you to succeed in your Mission 2021 & 2041: PM Modi

6:20 pm: Indian investments in Bangladesh will help. Will also try to make trade smoother and easier, including at the border: PM Modi.

6:16 pm: We stand at a moment of huge opportunity in our relationship. Prime Minister Hasina and I recognise that: PM Modi.

6:15 pm: We have resolved a question that has lingered since Independence. Our two nations have a settled boundary: PM Modi

6:15 pm:

This is a relationship of great importance for us and our region: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/Eqtqb653v8 #ModiInBangladesh

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

6:13 pm: We are successful fellow travellers on the road to development: PM Modi

5:56 pm:

The PMs watch the exchange of 22 agreements to strengthen coopn between #IndiaBangladesh pic.twitter.com/sFcEuDXitC

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

5:52 pm:

Joint Projects that build a shared future. The PMs unveil foundation stones to inaug development coopn projects. pic.twitter.com/zO3KxTOU96

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

5:12 pm:

There’s always more to talk about! Full delegation level talks begin covering gamut of bilateral relations pic.twitter.com/khJdaAHAz9

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

4:11 pm:

Artwork in this tapestry shows Kalpavriksh tree & the Kamadhenu cow. http://t.co/ChFZFu8kX3 pic.twitter.com/cVjqmBu1Qk — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015

4:08 pm:

Presented a hand-woven tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh woven in Jamdani style to PM Sheikh Hasina. pic.twitter.com/hmUP2ssRXt — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015

3:54 pm:

History is made as the Instruments of Ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement are exchanged. pic.twitter.com/HHeBhK3prs — PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

3:26 pm:

Increasing people to people contact and connecting the two Nations…flagging off the bus services. pic.twitter.com/lbmspG4RbM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

3:16 pm:

Dhaka: Bus services between India and Bangladesh being flagged off. PM, PM Sheikh Hasina & @MamataOfficial present. https://t.co/tXRTMkoELq

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

1:00 pm:

West Bengal CM @MamataOfficial meets PM @narendramodi in Dhaka. pic.twitter.com/LCIKaUkLfV

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

12:15 pm: The Prime Minister visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum to pay tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a former Bangladesh PM and a popular nationalist leader.

Pictures from the house where history was scripted by Bangabandhu. pic.twitter.com/Ki4ayJRq6K

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015

11:07 am: PM Modi reaches the National Martyrs Memorial to pay tribute to the heroes of the Liberation struggle.

Remembering the sacrifice of the Liberation Struggle. PM @narendramodi at the National Martyrs’ Memorial pic.twitter.com/HuKK85mhv8

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

10:48 am: Meanwhile, the Bangladesh media has called the PM’s visit ‘historic.’ Read it here.

10:44 am: PM Modi now heads to the national war memorial outside Dhaka.

As Modi does a 40 min car ride to National martyrs’ memorial outside Dhaka, he tweets in Bangla. @IndianExpress https://t.co/gmCv3TIeHT

— Shubhajit Roy (@ShubhajitRoy) June 6, 2015

10:28 am: The national anthems play at the ceremonial reception.

Two neighbours. Two national anthems. One author. Amar Sonar Bangla and Jana Gana Mana play at ceremonial reception pic.twitter.com/IpWCEW9tNm

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015

10:20 am: PM Modi tweets after arrival in B’desh.

Hello Bangladesh. I bring with me the affection & goodwill of the people of India.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015

10:18 am: And this is how the front page of The Daily Star, B’desh’s top daily, looks today.

This is how Daily Star, Bangladesh top English daily, front page looks like today. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/QbsSJcig3Q

— Shubhajit Roy (@ShubhajitRoy) June 6, 2015

10: 13 am: PM Modi will leave for the war memorial in Savar.

Its a 31 degrees Celsius, sunny, breezy Dhaka. Modi will head to Bangladesh war memorial in Savar. His first stop. @IndianExpress

— Shubhajit Roy (@ShubhajitRoy) June 6, 2015

9:56 am: In departure from protocol, B’desh PM Sheikh Hasina receives PM Modi at Dhaka airport.

9:50 am: The Prime Minister arrives in Dhaka.

9:37 am: Here’s what’s on the table. Both countries are expected to ratify the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement apart from signing a few key pacts. As part of talks, the silencing of liberal thinkers by extremists is also likely to figure. In the last few months, several bloggers who have written about religion have been hacked to death by Islamic extremists in B’desh.

Sources, however, said the government has reached a consensus that visa-on-arrival should not be extended to the neighbouring country blindly.

9: 23 am: Read this insightful take on Indo-Bangladesh ties.

[PHOTOS: Dhaka all geared up to host PM Modi]

9:00 am: There are also posters of former PM Indira Gandhi and former B’desh PM Sheikh Mujibur Rehman signing the historic accord.

8:30 am: Meanwhile, the B’desh capital is awash with Indian flags and posters of PM Modi and WB CM Mamata Banerjee ahead of their arrival.

8:00 am: PM Modi leaves for Dhaka. Ahead of his departure, he tweeted that his visit will strengthen the bond between the two nations, ‘benefitting people of our countries and our region.’

Ready for a historic visit to Bangladesh. IAF Rajdoot awaits PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/71Kgr7kKDn

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015