India, Bangladesh agree to enhance media cooperation

What happened:

 On April 13, India and Bangladesh agreed to enhance exchange visits of media delegations during a courtesy call between Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and Bangladesh’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon.

Why it matters:

 The two sides agreed to expand media cooperation, including journalist exchanges, training programmes under India’s ITEC scheme, and collaboration in films and broadcasting to strengthen people-to-people ties and mutual understanding.