Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day visit which will have special focus on connectivity and security issues apart from signing of a number of instruments and deals, aiming to take the ties between the two neighbouring countries to a newer height.

The instrument of ratification on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) will be exchanged in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Indian counterpart and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after talks between the two countries.

Bangladesh will mainly focus on connectivity issues while India will highlight security aspects.

While briefing reporters at the Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said Dhaka will mainly focus on connectivity issues during talks with Modi and work is on to build South Asia as an integrated region.

On the other hand, President Pranab Mukherjee has voiced serious concern over terrorism and extremism emanating from India's neighbourhood, saying it remains a major security threat for India as well as other countries in the region.

‘Terrorism and extremism emanating from our shared neighbourhood remains a major security threat for India,’ he said in his address at the prestigious Belarus State University recently.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday said the Teesta issue was being discussed behind the seen urging all to have patience 'a bit' for getting a concrete outcome.

The Foreign Minister said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit indicates that discussions on Teesta are on and all will know when success will arrive regarding the issue.

Mahmood Ali, however, made it clear that the Teesta issue will not be discussed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.

Deals, MoUs

Bangladesh is likely to sign a number of agreements and MoUs with India during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Dhaka visit.

The deals and MoUs are bilateral trade agreement, inland water protocol, coastal shipping deal, bilateral cooperation deal between BSTI and BIS, MoU on Human Trafficking, MoU on Fake Currency Notes, MoU between Coast Guards of Bangladesh and India and exchange of document on Land Boundary Agreement, said the foreign minister.

Bangladesh hopes that the deals will help boost regional connectivity and flourish trade and commerce.

There might be an announcement on fresh line of credit worth US$ 2 billion, but the Foreign Minister said it is under process and an announcement will be there once it is decided.

Modi on His Visit

Ahead of his visit, Modi said his visit will enhance ties between the two countries and will be beneficial to the people of both countries and in the larger good of South Asian neighbourhood.

‘I'm confident that my Bangladesh visit will enhance our ties & will be beneficial to people of both our Nations,’ he tweeted on Thursday night.

He also wrote on his official Facebook page and mentioned that in Bangladesh he will attend several programmes, which include meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has played an 'important role' in strong India-Bangladesh ties.

‘I'm certain my visit will be beneficial for the people of both our nations and in the larger good of the South Asian neighbourhood,’ he wrote on Facebook.

‘On 6th June I will begin my 2-day visit to Bangladesh. It is with a great sense of enthusiasm and delight that I visit a nation with which India's ties have been very strong,’ he also wrote.